Sourdough Starter
"My wife, Bonnie said you can use your own sourdough starter. She gave me this starter recipe she uses from "Better Homes and Gardens Oct. 2000 Hometown Cooking". LR Beckwith"
- Ready In:
- 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 4
- Yields:
-
10 loaves
- Serves:
- 10
ingredients
- active dry yeast
- 5 cups warm de-chlorinated water or 5 cups bottled water
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3 tablespoons sugar
directions
- Dissolve 1 package active yeast in 1/2-cup warm water in a 4 qt glass or ceramic bowl.
- Stir in additional 4 1/2-cups warm water, 4-cups all purpose flour and 3 tablespoons sugar.
- Beat with wooden spoon until smooth.
- Cover with 100% cotton cheesecloth.
- Let stand at room temperature (75°F–85°F) for 5 to 10 days or until mixture has a fermented aroma and vigorous bubbling has stopped; stir 2-3 times a day.
- To store transfer starter to a covered plastic container and refrigerate.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
LR Beckwith
Houston, Texas
I am an oil field worker. I have traveled all over the world throughout my career. I have collected recipes from all over. My wife is an excellent cook who enjoys my cooking which is my hobby. She has cooked everything from Black Bear in Alaska to baked spotted grouper in Qatar. She is also an excellent cajun cook. We are living in China at present.I was born and raised in Louisiana and later moved to Houston, Texas.
I met and married my beautiful wife there. She was my only ever sweetheart. LR Beckwith
