8 November 2009 - Restarting a sourdough starter
The sourdough starter had been relaxing in the refridgerator for about
half a year. It was time to revive it (at a room temperature of 32 degrees
Celcius).
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1 and 2)
A tablespoon of the starter was mixed with 100 grams of water and
100 grams of bread flour. After about 8 hours some bubbles had appeared.
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3)
About 2 tablespoons of flour were added and the mixture was covered
again. After about 6 hours it had become very active.
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4, 5,
6, and 7)
For the final starter 50 gram of water was kneaded with 100 gram of
flour and 25 gram of the sourdough culture. Within 8 hours the
culture had more than doubled in volume. The
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8, 9,
and 10)
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