Sourdough Starter w/o Yeast
Capturing yeast spores is an ancient process. See if you can "trap" your own using potato water. Uses: Take one cup of starter and add to your favorite pancake recipe. Sour Dough Buckwheat waffles...Use a cup of starter in place of 2 pgks of yeast in your bread recipe.
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DIRECTIONS
- Cook potato peelings until tender Set potato water aside to cool and settle for ½ hr. Ladle off 2 c. water, leaving settlings
- In a sterilized 2-quart glass/ceramic bowl, using a wooden spoon, mix honey, flour and warm water.
- Mix until thick batter forms.
- Leave uncovered in your kitchen for ½ hr. to “trap” the yeast spores in the air.
- Cover loosely with lightweight kitchen towel.
- Let stand in warm place for 24 hours.
- Stir then cover loosely.
- Place starter in a warm place for 2 to 3 days or until it bubbles and smells sour... stirring once a day.
- Place in a one quart jar and store in refrigerator.
- *Forevery cup of starter removed, replace with it w/ one c. of spring water and one c. of flour
- *If the starter is not used within one week, you must feed it by removing a cup and replacing it w/ a c. of four and a cup of water*
- If a clear liquid rises to the top of starter during storage, simply stir it back in.
- *If the liquid turns a light pink, it means the starter is beginning to spoil so discard*
- Store in the freezer if you like.
- Just store in a roomy plastic container allowing for freezing expansion.
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