Hi Karen, Regarding the San Francisco Sour Dough Bread recipe. If I am reading the instructions correctly, after I mix the flour and water for the starter, I turn it out and knead for 30 seconds. Is that correct? Also, in the final dough preparation, it states that the starter should havehour been fed within the last 36 hours, but I do not find any information on how to feed it. Please help me understand how to do this correctly.
Thanks in advance, I am so looking forward to making this wonderful bread.
Yes, the 30 second knead is correct. Regarding your sourdough, do you have one that you are maintaining? If not, you will need to start one. Otherwise, if you do, feed it with a 50/50 mixture of flour and water by weight (not volume). It should by 100% hydration. xoxo
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Hi, I'm Karen, author of Karen's Kitchen Stories. This blog is a chronicle of recipes I have successfully attempted (and sometimes unsuccessfully). I love trying "stretch" recipes that are a bit of a challenge. My recipes aren't necessarily simple. They may even have lots of ingredients.
Hi Karen,
ReplyDeleteRegarding the San Francisco Sour Dough Bread recipe. If I am reading the instructions correctly, after I mix the flour and water for the starter, I turn it out and knead for 30 seconds. Is that correct? Also, in the final dough preparation, it states that the starter should havehour been fed within the last 36 hours, but I do not find any information on how to feed it. Please help me understand how to do this correctly.
Thanks in advance, I am so looking forward to making this wonderful bread.
Blessings,
Sue Curtis
Yes, the 30 second knead is correct. Regarding your sourdough, do you have one that you are maintaining? If not, you will need to start one. Otherwise, if you do, feed it with a 50/50 mixture of flour and water by weight (not volume). It should by 100% hydration. xoxo
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