Sourdough Starter If I Don T Hav A Ceramic Bowl

I carefully grew it from 1 oz to a healthy 12 ish oz starter which i kept in a ceramic crock in my fridge.

Sourdough starter if i don t hav a ceramic bowl. Meet dillon my sourdough starter. 90 of the time i just don t think it s worth the hassle and also i m very impatient so i d take it out every few weeks and feed it according to the instructions. I couldn t find an appropriate sized bowl only giant ones so i proofed the loaf in a glass baking dish that i found. Transfer the bowl to the refrigerator and chill overnight at least 12 hours.

Cover with plastic wrap and let sit at room temperature for 4 hours. It s an offspring from an 10 year old australian starter which was a gift from my friend celia you ll read all about it in my book together we created artisan sourdough made simple. I know some people don t like plastic but i keep my starter in a gallon size plastic zip top bag. You can use the remaining starter for a bread recipe discard it or make another delicious sourdough baked good half of the starter is discarded to keep the yeast growth under control and manageable and the remaining starter healthy.

If you don t have banneton baskets left to proof the dough use towel lined bowls. Starters are easy to make unhappy but they re very hard to kill. Mix together with a fork or wooden spoon until smooth. It s easy to stir you just mush up the bag feeding it is a breeze and there s no spoon to wash and when the bag gets a little mucky i just pour it into a new bag and throw the old one away.

If you don t have a dutch oven or a cast iron combo cooker which makes it even easier to transfer your bread into the preheated pan josey recommends a baking stone and an overturned metal bowl. I don t bake with sourdough that often unpopularopinion. People who don t have much experience with sourdough assume starter is more fragile than it actually is. When feeding your sourdough starter remove 1 cup of starter into a new bowl this is the starter you re going to replenish.

In a large mixing bowl or the bowl of an electric mixer combine the starter water and all purpose flour. The problem with using a dutch oven for sourdough bread.