Tuesday, October 26, 2010

New Dough in Town

I made a new sourdough starter. I still have Sid.
Sid is good.
Sid is easy going.
Sid still reigns supreme.

Now I have Walter. Where Sid is a milk-based starter, Walter is a water-based starter.

I made Walter 20 days ago. Ten days later, I made a some artisan loaves with him. He tasted yummy. Not quite as yeasty as Sid, but still, he was good.  Then I fed him. The little guy was a glutton! It was my fault though. I gave him 3 times the amount of sugar! I realized that and then had to adjust his flour and water accordingly! I'm not sure how he'll taste the next time I make bread with him.

Flash Forward one month later:  Walter is the Shiz.

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