The first step of my sourdough recipe is to stick a cup and a half of the starter in a bowl with three cups of flour and a cup and a half of lukewarm water, and let the starter process the flour for eight to twelve hours. So usually I schedule a bread day in advance, and do that eight-to-twelve-hour thing the night before, so I can do the relatively quick (three hours) rest of the kneading and rising and more rising and baking bits the next morning or afternoon.
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Date: 2008-07-26 03:18 pm (UTC)The first step of my sourdough recipe is to stick a cup and a half of the starter in a bowl with three cups of flour and a cup and a half of lukewarm water, and let the starter process the flour for eight to twelve hours. So usually I schedule a bread day in advance, and do that eight-to-twelve-hour thing the night before, so I can do the relatively quick (three hours) rest of the kneading and rising and more rising and baking bits the next morning or afternoon.