01-06-2021, 23:07
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Dehydrated sourdough starter
A couple of weeks ago friends of ours who live on a sailboat regretted that they could not get my wife's sourdough starter that is about 25 years old. Sending it liquid was a non-starter. So, the last time my wife made bread, she gave me about a cup to test if I could dehydrate it then reconstitute it. I dehydrated it and the first attempt to revive it failed. So, after a little online research, the second effort was a success.
I was about to toss it when I figured I might as well make some bread with it. I'd made no-knead bread for fun in the past and it didn't have much flavor so why not try it with sourdough starter. I did and it came out much more flavorful but also much larger. I should have cut it in half.
The starter and the bread:
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01-07-2021, 15:45
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A couple of weeks ago friends of ours who live on a sailboat regretted that they could not get my wife's sourdough starter that is about 25 years old. Sending it liquid was a non-starter. So, the last time my wife made bread, she gave me about a cup to test if I could dehydrate it then reconstitute it. I dehydrated it and the first attempt to revive it failed. So, after a little online research, the second effort was a success.
I was about to toss it when I figured I might as well make some bread with it. I'd made no-knead bread for fun in the past and it didn't have much flavor so why not try it with sourdough starter. I did and it came out much more flavorful but also much larger. I should have cut it in half.
The starter and the bread:
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Makes sense. When you buy yeast it comes in dehydrated powder packets.
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01-09-2021, 00:41
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PSM, I want a hunk of your not dried, 25 year starter. One of my VC Chef friends, pinch a piece of a 100yr+ starter from a very famous Boulanger in Paris, Fr.
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01-09-2021, 11:44
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PSM, I want a hunk of your not dried, 25 year starter. One of my VC Chef friends, pinch a piece of a 100yr+ starter from a very famous Boulanger in Paris, Fr.
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"not dried" or dried? Not sure how I can send liquid starter to you. I can send you some dehydrated if you'd like.
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01-09-2021, 22:19
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I tried for years to duplicate my moms sourdough bread. Never could get it right. It had a lot of sourness to it that I could not duplicate. I finally gave up.
We had a lady that would bring us a loaf once a year and I asked her for some but unfortunately I think she moved away and I never saw her again.
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01-09-2021, 22:29
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I tried for years to duplicate my moms sourdough bread. Never could get it right. It had a lot of sourness to it that I could not duplicate. I finally gave up.
We had a lady that would bring us a loaf once a year and I asked her for some but unfortunately I think she moved away and I never saw her again.
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PM me an addy and I'll send you some of my wife's that I dehydrated. I can't judge the sourness since it's what we eat, but it is from the process that Nancy Silverton used for her bread at the La Brea Bakery in L.A. It's free, what do you have to lose?
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01-10-2021, 12:44
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Address sent
PSM, Thank you for the kindness!
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01-12-2021, 23:23
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PSM, Thank you for the kindness!
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Sent this morning.
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01-13-2021, 14:28
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Tagged. This is really interesting. I would love to hear results from the recipients of PSM's efforts.
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05-07-2021, 13:32
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Pictures is a few days if all goes well. PSM was kind enough to share his hoard of sourdough starter, have contacted a few peers who are supplying insight, one has stated to forego bread flour, for a good organic All Purpose & Wheat blend 75%AP/25% wheat. Anyone been down that road?
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05-07-2021, 13:44
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Originally Posted by Penn
Pictures is a few days if all goes well. PSM was kind enough to share his hoard of sourdough starter, have contacted a few peers who are supplying insight, one has stated to forego bread flour, for a good organic All Purpose & Wheat blend 75%AP/25% wheat. Anyone been down that road?
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Glad to see that you are on the mend and back in the saddle, D. Looking forward to your results.
BTW, I promised alelks some but, if he sent me his address I missed it. I've sent him several PMs but he hasn't been on here since January. Anyone have contact with him?
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"The bigger the government, the smaller the citizen." -- Dennis Prager
"The urge to save humanity is almost always only a false-face for the urge to rule it." --H.L. Mencken
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