I have watched so many sourdough videos to try to understand how to be successful at sourdough and this video has made the most sense from all others. I thoroughly enjoyed this video and learned so much. Thank you for sharing. I would be one of your "imaginary clients" for sure!
I kept my starter in my fridge for seven months after a traumatic event in our family. I took it out just before Thanksgiving and that buddy bounced back like nothing happened. Lol.
My fridge has been freezing almost everything and when I put my starter in there about a cup and a half, It froze totally hard as could be. When I remembered it I pulled it from the back of shelf where it was hidden, set it out to thaw so I could throw it away. When it thawed I feed it just to see if it would do anything Viola. Bubbled up the best it every had. As I feed it again I added small amount of buttermilk, made the best bread I have made so far...Who would have thought? So amazing...😮😬
It took me about 5-6 months to create my starter. It was anything but simple BUT now I've had my starter for 8 years. I have left her unfed in the fridge for a year but I take her out and mix in the chooch and let her come to room temp for 12 hrs and feed her for 2-3 days and she's wonderful and back. I don't discard anything now.
I haven't tried doing sourdough in decades but you've made me anxious to give it ago again...even at turning the ripe old age of 75 on 2/2!!!!!! Thank you and God bless you and yours! 🤗👍💖🙏🙏💖
I am so happy you posted this! Watching now! I started mine last week with your video, and my starter was rising well in days 3 and 4. Now it’s not really rising. Thank you for your knowledge. ❤
Ive just come across your videos and I must say a huge ‘THANK YOU’ as the way you simplify sourdough has allowed me to wrap my head around it a lot easier. And Im not feeling intimidated by it as much now. Ive been away for six weeks looking after my grand daughter during the Australian Christmas holidays. I purchased a live starter from a company here in Aus but there was no explaination on what to do to get it going so I’ll be trying to get that active in the next few days. Do I feed it and leave it out on the counter or place it into the fridge. Id say the counter. Im really not sure!
Same 🎉😂. I moved to the country from a city and just learning how to really cook from scratch. I was about to give up after day 3 or 4 of my starter. It seems to be back on track.
I keep a “dry starter” and take little bits of that to make a levain for whatever I’m making. I love it. I keep it in the fridge and I feed it / refresh it every 10-14 days. So easy!
You got me inspired! My start is 5 days old and just starting to smell better. I have made yeast bread for 50+ years and tried sourdough once but didn't like the results. I would love to see your recipe for your sandwich loaf. I will look to see if you have one already.
I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that I have found your channel. Everything is very informative and easy to digest. You have so much wonderful information and wisdom you are sharing with the world. This mother of 6 is overjoyed. FYI : I tried your discard sourdough biscuits, and they were amazing and a big hit. I'm going to try this sourdough lemon blueberry bread next. May the Lord continue to bless your family and your hands.
Is it safe to bake with the discard when you have a starter that is not established yet? Like can you use day 2-4 discard to bake with? Can you show how to use discard in a recipe? Your videos have been so helpful and totally calming my anxiety around it! So happy I found you!
I love this!! Love all the sourdough recipes!!! Learning sourdough is for me!!!! I am excited for these videos!!! Thanks for sharing... i did go and read your blog! Very understandable!!! Thank you!!😊
Ahhh!!! Love this video. I'm a sourdough newbie and between this video and the last, all my questions have been answered!!! Yay🎉 Also, you keep it so simple. Other videos made me feel discouraged. ❤ THANK YOU!
Hearing 8-12 days makes me feel so much better! My first try i was active after 3 days then I went to hospital suddenly and threw it in the fridge for two. After returning - nothing for a week. So, I started over and have seen nothing for 4 days. I've been using AP and whose wheat and boiling tap to remove chlorine. Buying rye flour today and crossing my fingers.
Your french toast looked wonderful. Question when the started in the refrig and you need to feed it, do you feed it cold or do you wait for room temp to be feed. Thank you for sharring.
Thank you so much for this!! I just started making sourdough and watched your 1st video after following other tutorials, and it was super helpful. And you're right- the first faq you addressed is the issue I'm dealing with right now! Lol I feel so much more confident in my sourdough adventure now! Lol thanks again 😊
This is such an amazing sourdough video! I’m guilty of keeping too much in my jar. I bake a lot but not everyday. Thanks for this video!!! It was a huge help!
Thank you!! You've inspired me to try making a new starter again!! The last 3 or 4 times I tried, I probably gave up too soon, or something freaked me out, I'm not sure, but you've given me the confidence to give it another go! I just want to master this!
I must tell you that for months I did just all purpose flour with absolutely no luck. It was when I did the rye that it took. I just started mixing some bread flour and the rye and that took also. I am so excited.
I will be new to sourdough. I know nothing about it and stumbled upon a channel that spoke about it. I struggle with gut issues and read that sourdough is great for people who have gut health issues. I am beyond excited to start this. I just began watching your channel/videos last night and I love how informative you about ALL. I live in the city and am psyched! I have a question with regards to discards; can you save discards for later use (like 2-3 days)? If so, how do you store and for how long can you store?
You had me at "don't be a germophobe". I wonder what the last years have been like for you :) Thanks to you, I finally get it and my starter behaves like it's supposed to. Thank you so much!! ♥️♥️♥️
I was told it was supposed to be thin pancake texture but mine took over 2 weeks to be ready. I thought it would never happen! I had no idea the hooch was meaning it was hungry! I was definitely not feeding enough some days depending on how much was discarded. Does make sense lol
I’m building my first starter with your last recipe!! It looks amazing. My question is can you keep immature discard or do I toss it until it’s mature?
I really want to make sourdough and your videos have been the most helpful! I just have one concern/question... after you have a mature starter can it be left alone for several days without feeding? Thinking of when I go on vacations. God Bless!
I just started my starter today and so excited. My question is.... how do you know how much mature starter to use in a recipe? What I mean is if you are not starting with a written recipe, is there a set rule as how much starter to use?
Thank you!! I was having all the typical problems you mentioned, in addition to my house being chilly due to this weather pattern. I'm going to use your tips and add more flour. I'm on day 8 of my started so my next question is how long do I continue this process? Will the starter eventually mature if I continue to discard, add, and keep warmer?
hi, I am all the way from the other side of the globe - Malaysia. I began this sourdough thing after I watched your videos and I actually eyeballed everything. by the way I am about to leave for a short roadtrip but the thing is, I have a starter that is on the 3rd day. what should I do? should I bring it along and feed it today? or, can it wait till I come back tomorrow?
I’m adding more flour per your suggestion. I’m determined not to give up on my starter. Should I be feeding it twice a day or just once? It does not appear to be doubling at all right now.
You look beautiful pregnant I looked like I was dying both times because nausea and sick through entire pregnancy, oh and your blog pictures are really looking great my friend
I have watched and re watched your sourdough videos and still my dough doesn’t rise lol. Like at all. My starter is beautiful! So active and bubbly! It sometimes more than doubles and almost overflows. It floats on water, But my dough doesn’t rise. I have tried changing the type of container from a bowl to a straight edge vessel, placing it in a warm cupboard, leaving it on the counter, putting it in the fridge, leaving it overnight, more water, less water, distilled water, more flour, adding some rye flour… What am I doing wrong??? I don’t understand, because my starter is soooo active. The consistency is very close to yours in the videos. I feed it every evening (when it’s not in the fridge) and by morning it’s ready to go. Please help! Thank you so much for all your great information! I have learned so much from you. Unfortunately I come from a small family and there aren’t many left to teach me these things so I really appreciate your videos!
The recipe for the blueberry lemon seems to be off. I measured the ingredients by grams as stated in the recipe and the dough mixture was too wet I had to add another cup of flower and still not looking like I can shape it into a ball...🤷 I'm still trying to salvage it, I'm currently doing the stretch and folds.
Hi, I attempted to create my Sourdough starter about day 5 the top was looked dry and had white patches on top and started to smell. What I am doing wrong? I also never saw much of a rise, it started to get bubbly but thats about it. Any tips?
Question: I started working on my sourdough starter for seven days, I do know one thing I did wrong I put equal flour and Equal water it was way too watery, but I keep my house at 67° because I’m so hot and the starter never did anything didn’t bubble up and I put it beside a light to get it warm but it didn’t work so I was wondering if my house is too cold to get a starter going, what do you think?
Steph…. I need help! My starter was very bubbly and everything went well throughout the stretch and fold. Then the doubling stage happened about 6 hours later. Dough looked great, stringy, but very sticky. I could barely stretch it out to shape. I continued anyway😱. Where did I go wrong?
I just had that happen. My first “experimental” loaf. I trashed it & started fresh. It needed more flour. I watched her video again & I needed a little more than 3 cups flour but looked like hers. It was so different than the first one. Best of luck.
Im sorry I’m like so stupid I swear but if I leave just the scraps am I supposed to discard before feeding? Say I like feed it and it’s active and I use that for a recipe what do I do after that if I want to store it in the fridge? I’m so sorry
My starter is not working quite well. I've restarted it once already. It's been quite cold the last week so I'm thinking it might be because of that. I'm not giving up about to start one more time 😅
I’ve tried what you said and it only bubbles and ferments more when I have more water and it’s more on the runny side. That’s when it rises more too. So I’m confused?
yes yes yes I learned that less is more i watched a lady on UA-cam that didn't discard and I went off of her and let me say its was just way way too much. lesson learned.
Hello Steph!!! 👋 I have a question is there a such thing as your discard being too think I'm on day 4 and 5 and when I go to discard it I thin it out because it's too thick but then on the next day thickens back up just the same, what should I do???
Question: my sourdough starter kept smelling and tasting like wine..not " sour" per say.. it seemed to rise things fine.. Ideas? I don't have anything else I was fermenting. I miss our sourdough we like store/farm purchased sourdough bread, so it seems we like " sourdough." I have been pondering purchasing a premade starter to see if that helps. Really puzzling.
I love your videos and have always wanted to try making sourdough bread. Thank you for making this video! I'm on day 4, lots of activity, but it kind of smells. Is that normal? Almost like cheese or expired milk?
I have bubbles in the jar and it rises a little but so far nothing when I bake it. It will not rise and the starter is 10 days old. I am ready to give up on this.
I'm on day eight and it's not where it should be. I've discarded more than half, used less water. My question is in the beginning you didn't cover the jar. In the video how to fix, your jar had a lid on it. I've covered mine with cheese cloth and rubber band, Should I lay a lid on it?
I came to the comments to say this! Yes, it is a 1:1! 1/3 cup flour equals 50 grams and 1/4 cup water equals 50 grams. However, those who use English measurements instead of metric would likely assume a 1:1 ratio to mean 1/3 cup flour and 1/3 cup water.
I am an experienced baker. Like mastered French Macarons and Creme Brûlée and making my own starter was not easy. Simple? Yes. Easy? No. I have never felt so much anxiety that I was messing something up than I have during this venture. I have researched so much almost daily. Like what is my sourdough starter doing day five for example. And that was something I didn't expect because everyone had said it was so easy. Honestly it felt like having a Newborn baby as a first time mom hahaha. Babies are simple they just need food and the right environment and kept clean. But you are still so unfamiliar you don't know what to expect and every baby is a little bit different. Sourdough was really the same way for me. Like finding the sweet spot for warmth and the sweet spot for feeing it and how big I need to keep it in order to keep it active enough. I just wanted to share my experience so if other people who felt that way too don't feel alone.
I have been trying to get a starter going for the past week and a half. I currently have three dead starters on my dining room table and one that rose beautifully four hours after feeding it on day 2! When I got up this morning, it deflated. Disappointed but, I’m not giving up hope yet!
Same here, it’s stressing me out. It did well up to day three, like she said, on day 4 it was loose and watery on top, I discarded and re fed it , on day 6 it has small bubbles but did not inflate. I’m not giving up yet though.
@@ashleyoakley8268at first I thought you were being sarcastic. But good idea. I am encouraged by the fact the concept is simple but understand it’s not easy. But that does make the breakthrough all the more victorious worth celebrating. I do appreciate this video breakdown. 🎉
@yaadasshows no, I seriously did put it in my electric blanket. No kidding, no sarcasm. Apparently our house is a little too cold. Pretty sure my husband thought I had totally lost it, but our bedroom smelled wonderful! 🤣
I had my starter on top of the stove and my partner turned the oven on, also baking my starter...and GRACE survived! She didn't have a name until then.
I am one of those poeple that started a sourdough starter last week and gave up last night lol but, since seeing this video, im going to keep going. Luckily, I still have the starter. Lol Thank you for posting this !
After 3 years of trying and failing, you are the reason why I can do sourdough now! So I am incredibly thankful you troubleshoot and break things down to where I can understand. I admire all you do!
Lucky to find you after my troubles with my starter. It was runny for a long time with some light bubbles, so, like you suggested I add more flour and the next day I got my starter double in size, was so happy!!! Thank you a lot!
SO GOOD!!! THANK YOU!!❤ I have a quick question...occasionally I get that dark liquid on the top of my starter (hooch?), do I pour it off? Or mix it in?
Can’t wait till next week! I found you and I’m super happy. I’ve wanted to make sourdough bread for the longest time but it all seemed so complicated until I found your channel. You are so informative and explain things in detail for beginners like me who have a hard time understanding. Thank you 🙏 I plan on being a long time viewer and baking student all the way from Missouri 😊
Can you advise me on a sourdough starter. I'm not going to be making lots of bread but I would love to make my own sourdough starter to make my bread. What would I have to do to have enough sourdough starter to make a loaf every few weeks? Valerie.
Thank you! I finally figured out what I was doing wrong, thanks to your video. My starter wasn't rising as much as before and it ended up I wasn't discarding enough. Thanks again!
Thank you for this video! I commented on the last one with issues. You have answered so many of my questions! The day after I commented, I think, I threw out my original starter. Super mad at myself! But, I immediately started another. So, yes. Thank you!!
I have watched so many sourdough videos to try to understand how to be successful at sourdough and this video has made the most sense from all others. I thoroughly enjoyed this video and learned so much. Thank you for sharing. I would be one of your "imaginary clients" for sure!
This is all really great information, it has really helped me to understand how get started. Thank you for your great explanations.
You explained it so well. I didn't know it was so uncomplicated.
Thank you😮😊
You’re a great teacher and less stressful feeling to try.
I kept my starter in my fridge for seven months after a traumatic event in our family. I took it out just before Thanksgiving and that buddy bounced back like nothing happened. Lol.
My fridge has been freezing almost everything and when I put my starter in there about a cup and a half, It froze totally hard as could be. When I remembered it I pulled it from the back of shelf where it was hidden, set it out to thaw so I could throw it away. When it thawed I feed it just to see if it would do anything Viola. Bubbled up the best it every had. As I feed it again I added small amount of buttermilk, made the best bread I have made so far...Who would have thought? So amazing...😮😬
WOW good to know
Never thought of adding a little butter milk!
It took me about 5-6 months to create my starter. It was anything but simple BUT now I've had my starter for 8 years. I have left her unfed in the fridge for a year but I take her out and mix in the chooch and let her come to room temp for 12 hrs and feed her for 2-3 days and she's wonderful and back. I don't discard anything now.
I haven't tried doing sourdough in decades but you've made me anxious to give it ago again...even at turning the ripe old age of 75 on 2/2!!!!!! Thank you and God bless you and yours! 🤗👍💖🙏🙏💖
So excited for you to give it a try! ❤️
Happy Belated Birthday 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
I am so happy you posted this! Watching now! I started mine last week with your video, and my starter was rising well in days 3 and 4. Now it’s not really rising. Thank you for your knowledge. ❤
@user…same thing happened to me.
Ive just come across your videos and I must say a huge ‘THANK YOU’ as the way you simplify sourdough has allowed me to wrap my head around it a lot easier. And Im not feeling intimidated by it as much now. Ive been away for six weeks looking after my grand daughter during the Australian Christmas holidays. I purchased a live starter from a company here in Aus but there was no explaination on what to do to get it going so I’ll be trying to get that active in the next few days. Do I feed it and leave it out on the counter or place it into the fridge. Id say the counter. Im really not sure!
Same happened to me. I'm not giving up though! 😅💪
Same 🎉😂. I moved to the country from a city and just learning how to really cook from scratch. I was about to give up after day 3 or 4 of my starter. It seems to be back on track.
@@JahneshaH We can do it! Happy cooking!
I keep a “dry starter” and take little bits of that to make a levain for whatever I’m making. I love it. I keep it in the fridge and I feed it / refresh it every 10-14 days. So easy!
Thank you for this. So many sourdough recipes are unnecessarily complicated - your more relaxed explanation works for me. I can’t wait to try again.
You got me inspired! My start is 5 days old and just starting to smell better. I have made yeast bread for 50+ years and tried sourdough once but didn't like the results. I would love to see your recipe for your sandwich loaf. I will look to see if you have one already.
I just wanted to tell you how grateful I am that I have found your channel. Everything is very informative and easy to digest. You have so much wonderful information and wisdom you are sharing with the world. This mother of 6 is overjoyed. FYI : I tried your discard sourdough biscuits, and they were amazing and a big hit. I'm going to try this sourdough lemon blueberry bread next. May the Lord continue to bless your family and your hands.
I am new to baking. I love your Baking Schedule Option on your Blog which helps a lot ! Thank you
I'm on day 3 of my starter, thanks to you. You've made it so easy for me. Ty ❤
Love, love, love this video. I have been making sourdough bread for about a year now and you are still teaching me things! Thanks so much!!❤
These look delicious! definitely will use your tips and will start again with my starter!
I learn a lot everytime i watch your videos. It’s genuine
Thank you! ❤️
Is it safe to bake with the discard when you have a starter that is not established yet? Like can you use day 2-4 discard to bake with? Can you show how to use discard in a recipe? Your videos have been so helpful and totally calming my anxiety around it! So happy I found you!
I love this!! Love all the sourdough recipes!!! Learning sourdough is for me!!!! I am excited for these videos!!! Thanks for sharing... i did go and read your blog! Very understandable!!! Thank you!!😊
Ahhh!!! Love this video. I'm a sourdough newbie and between this video and the last, all my questions have been answered!!! Yay🎉
Also, you keep it so simple. Other videos made me feel discouraged. ❤ THANK YOU!
Glad it was helpful!
This is so helpful!! I would love you to make a video on "selling sourdough". It would be very informative and fun!!
I started mine after your last video and it’s not going well. I’m so glad you’re doing this!
Hearing 8-12 days makes me feel so much better! My first try i was active after 3 days then I went to hospital suddenly and threw it in the fridge for two. After returning - nothing for a week. So, I started over and have seen nothing for 4 days. I've been using AP and whose wheat and boiling tap to remove chlorine. Buying rye flour today and crossing my fingers.
Your french toast looked wonderful. Question when the started in the refrig and you need to feed it, do you feed it cold or do you wait for room temp to be feed. Thank you for sharring.
Thank you so much for this!! I just started making sourdough and watched your 1st video after following other tutorials, and it was super helpful. And you're right- the first faq you addressed is the issue I'm dealing with right now! Lol I feel so much more confident in my sourdough adventure now! Lol thanks again 😊
This is such an amazing sourdough video! I’m guilty of keeping too much in my jar. I bake a lot but not everyday. Thanks for this video!!! It was a huge help!
Thank you!!
You've inspired me to try making a new starter again!! The last 3 or 4 times I tried, I probably gave up too soon, or something freaked me out, I'm not sure, but you've given me the confidence to give it another go! I just want to master this!
Watched your first video and it was great!!!!! Thank you for explaining everything so clearly!💕
Mistakes help you learn better. So I'm glad you made that mistake because it made me learn form this.
So glad I found this video to help with my starter woes. Your blueberry loaf was gorgeous.
I’m an imaginary client and I’ll take a loaf 🤗
Thank you so much for doing this video, I really appreciated it.
I must tell you that for months I did just all purpose flour with absolutely no luck. It was when I did the rye that it took. I just started mixing some bread flour and the rye and that took also. I am so excited.
I will be new to sourdough. I know nothing about it and stumbled upon a channel that spoke about it. I struggle with gut issues and read that sourdough is great for people who have gut health issues. I am beyond excited to start this. I just began watching your channel/videos last night and I love how informative you about ALL. I live in the city and am psyched! I have a question with regards to discards; can you save discards for later use (like 2-3 days)? If so, how do you store and for how long can you store?
You had me at "don't be a germophobe". I wonder what the last years have been like for you :)
Thanks to you, I finally get it and my starter behaves like it's supposed to. Thank you so much!! ♥️♥️♥️
Hi , love this continuation. Can I use this starter on any recipe that calls for yeast? Plus how much of this starter do you put in a recipe .
I was told it was supposed to be thin pancake texture but mine took over 2 weeks to be ready. I thought it would never happen! I had no idea the hooch was meaning it was hungry! I was definitely not feeding enough some days depending on how much was discarded. Does make sense lol
Finally, someone else with a proofing box! Our house stays at 65°.
I’m building my first starter with your last recipe!! It looks amazing. My question is can you keep immature discard or do I toss it until it’s mature?
I love your content and persona ❤ thankyou Hopewell x
How long and where should I keep my discard?
I really want to make sourdough and your videos have been the most helpful! I just have one concern/question... after you have a mature starter can it be left alone for several days without feeding? Thinking of when I go on vacations. God Bless!
I just started my starter today and so excited. My question is.... how do you know how much mature starter to use in a recipe? What I mean is if you are not starting with a written recipe, is there a set rule as how much starter to use?
I’m actually struggling with a flat starter, and I’m on day five. I will try adding more flour and less water. Thank you.
Thank you!! I was having all the typical problems you mentioned, in addition to my house being chilly due to this weather pattern. I'm going to use your tips and add more flour. I'm on day 8 of my started so my next question is how long do I continue this process? Will the starter eventually mature if I continue to discard, add, and keep warmer?
I agree go by texture, ever since i started going 1:1 my dough got worse 😅
I can’t never get it right… it’s so frustrating for me but I won’t give up one day I’ll make a sourdough bread.🥖
I just made the lemon, blueberry artisan bread from Einkorn this morning. Beautiful looking but I haven’t tasted it yet..
hi, I am all the way from the other side of the globe - Malaysia.
I began this sourdough thing after I watched your videos and I actually eyeballed everything.
by the way I am about to leave for a short roadtrip but the thing is, I have a starter that is on the 3rd day.
what should I do? should I bring it along and feed it today?
or, can it wait till I come back tomorrow?
Thank you Sweetheart! 🙏🏼❤️🙏🏼
I’m adding more flour per your suggestion. I’m determined not to give up on my starter. Should I be feeding it twice a day or just once? It does not appear to be doubling at all right now.
You look beautiful pregnant I looked like I was dying both times because nausea and sick through entire pregnancy, oh and your blog pictures are really looking great my friend
I have watched and re watched your sourdough videos and still my dough doesn’t rise lol. Like at all. My starter is beautiful! So active and bubbly! It sometimes more than doubles and almost overflows. It floats on water, But my dough doesn’t rise. I have tried changing the type of container from a bowl to a straight edge vessel, placing it in a warm cupboard, leaving it on the counter, putting it in the fridge, leaving it overnight, more water, less water, distilled water, more flour, adding some rye flour…
What am I doing wrong??? I don’t understand, because my starter is soooo active. The consistency is very close to yours in the videos. I feed it every evening (when it’s not in the fridge) and by morning it’s ready to go. Please help! Thank you so much for all your great information! I have learned so much from you. Unfortunately I come from a small family and there aren’t many left to teach me these things so I really appreciate your videos!
how do i know when my starter is mature? and when do I know when I can start baking with it..
The recipe for the blueberry lemon seems to be off. I measured the ingredients by grams as stated in the recipe and the dough mixture was too wet I had to add another cup of flower and still not looking like I can shape it into a ball...🤷 I'm still trying to salvage it, I'm currently doing the stretch and folds.
What brand bread ovens do you have. They are so pretty
Me too! I was also wondering what brand bread cloche those are!
I think they were an Aldi special buy.
What if my dough seems too hydrated after the folds are complete, can I add more flour before I do the fermentation process?! Please help
Can you feed the starter with other starters?
I would love the video on baking sourdough to sell!
What appliance is below your cooktop? I can't figure it out. It almost looks like a pizza oven or something.
Thanks for the valuable information!
Do you have to use a proofing box or can it just sit out if my house is warm enough?
What temperature is your box at?
You’d said to use distilled water?
Hi, I attempted to create my Sourdough starter about day 5 the top was looked dry and had white patches on top and started to smell. What I am doing wrong? I also never saw much of a rise, it started to get bubbly but thats about it. Any tips?
Question: I started working on my sourdough starter for seven days, I do know one thing I did wrong I put equal flour and Equal water it was way too watery, but I keep my house at 67° because I’m so hot and the starter never did anything didn’t bubble up and I put it beside a light to get it warm but it didn’t work so I was wondering if my house is too cold to get a starter going, what do you think?
Steph…. I need help! My starter was very bubbly and everything went well throughout the stretch and fold. Then the doubling stage happened about 6 hours later. Dough looked great, stringy, but very sticky. I could barely stretch it out to shape. I continued anyway😱.
Where did I go wrong?
I just had that happen. My first “experimental” loaf. I trashed it & started fresh. It needed more flour. I watched her video again & I needed a little more than 3 cups flour but looked like hers. It was so different than the first one. Best of luck.
Im sorry I’m like so stupid I swear but if I leave just the scraps am I supposed to discard before feeding? Say I like feed it and it’s active and I use that for a recipe what do I do after that if I want to store it in the fridge? I’m so sorry
Do you add warm water or cold water when feeding? Does it need to be filtered or is tap ok?
My starter is not working quite well. I've restarted it once already. It's been quite cold the last week so I'm thinking it might be because of that. I'm not giving up about to start one more time 😅
I’ve tried what you said and it only bubbles and ferments more when I have more water and it’s more on the runny side. That’s when it rises more too. So I’m confused?
Can you use your dis guarded starter to START a NEW STARTER ????
Sure!
yes yes yes I learned that less is more i watched a lady on UA-cam that didn't discard and I went off of her and let me say its was just way way too much. lesson learned.
Hello Steph!!! 👋 I have a question is there a such thing as your discard being too think I'm on day 4 and 5 and when I go to discard it I thin it out because it's too thick but then on the next day thickens back up just the same, what should I do???
Question: my sourdough starter kept smelling and tasting like wine..not " sour" per say.. it seemed to rise things fine.. Ideas? I don't have anything else I was fermenting. I miss our sourdough we like store/farm purchased sourdough bread, so it seems we like " sourdough." I have been pondering purchasing a premade starter to see if that helps. Really puzzling.
do you use the fan forced setting or bake on oven.
I love your videos and have always wanted to try making sourdough bread. Thank you for making this video! I'm on day 4, lots of activity, but it kind of smells. Is that normal? Almost like cheese or expired milk?
Yes! The smell should become more like sourdough over the next few days!
What are you using to bake them in?
I have bubbles in the jar and it rises a little but so far nothing when I bake it. It will not rise and the starter is 10 days old. I am ready to give up on this.
I'm on day eight and it's not where it should be. I've discarded more than half, used less water. My question is in the beginning you didn't cover the jar. In the video how to fix, your jar had a lid on it. I've covered mine with cheese cloth and rubber band, Should I lay a lid on it?
Cheesecloth is great!
It is a 1:1 ratio if you do it in grams; if you do it in cup measurement then it's probably not 1:1, I don't know, I always go in grams.
I came to the comments to say this! Yes, it is a 1:1!
1/3 cup flour equals 50 grams and 1/4 cup water equals 50 grams.
However, those who use English measurements instead of metric would likely assume a 1:1 ratio to mean 1/3 cup flour and 1/3 cup water.
Please, video abaout crumb. 💗💖💗💖
Oh no. I think we lost sound at 36:28
More cowbell 😂❤
Have you ever heard of another homestead content UA-camr similar to you name Healthy Elizabeth?
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Please buy a mic. The audio makes your video extremely hard to hear and watch. I can't subscribe to your channel without being able to enjoy it
I think it's perfect
OMG dear, you gotta edit some of your dialogue. This is so hard to watch if you repeat yourself or go on and on about fairly simple things.
I am an experienced baker. Like mastered French Macarons and Creme Brûlée and making my own starter was not easy. Simple? Yes. Easy? No. I have never felt so much anxiety that I was messing something up than I have during this venture. I have researched so much almost daily. Like what is my sourdough starter doing day five for example. And that was something I didn't expect because everyone had said it was so easy. Honestly it felt like having a Newborn baby as a first time mom hahaha. Babies are simple they just need food and the right environment and kept clean. But you are still so unfamiliar you don't know what to expect and every baby is a little bit different. Sourdough was really the same way for me. Like finding the sweet spot for warmth and the sweet spot for feeing it and how big I need to keep it in order to keep it active enough. I just wanted to share my experience so if other people who felt that way too don't feel alone.
Yes! My starter didn't grow until I made it a nest in my electric blanket and fed it brand new bread flower! Then it exploded.
I have been trying to get a starter going for the past week and a half. I currently have three dead starters on my dining room table and one that rose beautifully four hours after feeding it on day 2! When I got up this morning, it deflated. Disappointed but, I’m not giving up hope yet!
Same here, it’s stressing me out. It did well up to day three, like she said, on day 4 it was loose and watery on top, I discarded and re fed it , on day 6 it has small bubbles but did not inflate. I’m not giving up yet though.
@@ashleyoakley8268at first I thought you were being sarcastic. But good idea. I am encouraged by the fact the concept is simple but understand it’s not easy. But that does make the breakthrough all the more victorious worth celebrating.
I do appreciate this video breakdown. 🎉
@yaadasshows no, I seriously did put it in my electric blanket. No kidding, no sarcasm. Apparently our house is a little too cold. Pretty sure my husband thought I had totally lost it, but our bedroom smelled wonderful! 🤣
I LOVE that you end the videos with a recipe. I’m so glad I found your channel. It keeps me motivated to get stuff done.
I had my starter on top of the stove and my partner turned the oven on, also baking my starter...and GRACE survived! She didn't have a name until then.
lol! I should name my 3 day old starter Hope! 😂
I am one of those poeple that started a sourdough starter last week and gave up last night lol but, since seeing this video, im going to keep going. Luckily, I still have the starter. Lol Thank you for posting this !
Same here, a little more flour, than water makes perfect sense.
I 💯 agree! I had ZERO luck with starter UNTIL I made it pancake batter consistency every time and BOOM my starter thrived!
This video was perfect for all my questions!!! On day 4 of starter!! You did amazing explaining everything! Thank you! ❤
Im on 4th day also.
I’ve been dabbling in sourdough for a while. I ended up storing it in the fridge. This video just made it click in my brain!!! Thank you!
After 3 years of trying and failing, you are the reason why I can do sourdough now! So I am incredibly thankful you troubleshoot and break things down to where I can understand. I admire all you do!
I just wanted to say thank you. My starter finally 'came alive' yesterday after over a week of struggling with it. ❤
I was so excited when mine was finally done!! Same time as yours! What have you made so far?
Lucky to find you after my troubles with my starter. It was runny for a long time with some light bubbles, so, like you suggested I add more flour and the next day I got my starter double in size, was so happy!!! Thank you a lot!
Best teacher for explaining so much about starter. Mine is doing so good since watching your video on how to make starter.TFS
SO GOOD!!! THANK YOU!!❤ I have a quick question...occasionally I get that dark liquid on the top of my starter (hooch?), do I pour it off? Or mix it in?
Can you tell me what brand bread oven you have? And if you like it?
Can’t wait till next week! I found you and I’m super happy. I’ve wanted to make sourdough bread for the longest time but it all seemed so complicated until I found your channel. You are so informative and explain things in detail for beginners like me who have a hard time understanding. Thank you 🙏 I plan on being a long time viewer and baking student all the way from Missouri 😊
Me too all the way from Canada ❤
Can you advise me on a sourdough starter. I'm not going to be making lots of bread but I would love to make my own sourdough starter to make my bread. What would I have to do to have enough sourdough starter to make a loaf every few weeks? Valerie.
Thank you! I finally figured out what I was doing wrong, thanks to your video. My starter wasn't rising as much as before and it ended up I wasn't discarding enough. Thanks again!
I had left a comment, but you totally answered my question! Thank you for this video!
Any tips for those of us above 5,000ft?
Thank you for this video! I commented on the last one with issues. You have answered so many of my questions!
The day after I commented, I think, I threw out my original starter. Super mad at myself! But, I immediately started another. So, yes. Thank you!!