146 make your flour Recipes

make and maintain your own sourdough starter, need a volume of at least 1 and 1/3 cups., there are several ingredient combinations for making wild, yeast sourdough, is to grate a raw potato. then add enough water to cover, enough flour to make a thin batter of about a cup and a, third in volume ., method is to use water that you ve boiled potatoes, in instead of the grated potato and water combination., you can also use flour , sugar and water. use 1 cup of, flour , a tbsp of sugar and enough water to make a, pancake consistency batter ., yet another is to simply mix together equal amounts of water, flour (whole wheat is best for this)., anything that provides food for the yeast and a good growing, environment will work. yeast needs sugar or carbohydrates, which it converts to sugar), and clear liquid., make your choice based on what you have handy and just because, what you d like to try. don tsp worry about whether or, not 1 set of ingredients will work better than another, because the chances are that they will all be equally, efficient in attracting wild (sour) yeast. there is no exact, recipe because there are so many other variables in each house, that will invite or dissuade wild yeasts from entering the, mixture. if at first you don tsp succeed, try, try again . the, most important thing is the method ., when you have decided on the ingredients you want , put them in, a glass container that will hold at least three times the, volume of the ingredients. mix lightly with a wooden or, plastic spoon as some metals will react to it. the working of, starter will mix itself ., leave the mixture undisturbed and loosely covered with a cloth, perforated plastic (to allow gases to escape) at warm room, temperature until it begins to froth or work and expand., this is a sign that wild yeasts have made themselves at home, what you re after. the new starter will rise up in, then fall again. when it has , it s ready for, use. (note: it will smell sour !), when you use it , always leave some in the container and add, flour and water back to equal what you ve taken out. most, recipes call for a cup of starter, so replace it with a half, flour and a half-cup of water and set it in a warm, place to work again ., you will probably see a liquid covering the top at 1 time or, this is called hooch , and it s exactly what it, sounds like , but don tsp drink it! actually, it s harmless, so, stir it back into the starter if the starter is thick, or if, either way ., keep sourdough in the refrigerator unless you use it at least, every third day. if you use it that often , you can leave it on, counter or any place where it s safe. if you can tsp, refrigerate it , you can keep it fresh by throwing out a cup of, it every second or third day and then replenish with flour and, water. wait until it works again before counting days ., a properly cared for starter can live indefinitely, but if you, leave it out without using it for too long, the yeast can, literally suffocate in its own waste products. if the starter, looks off color (grayish is normal) or turns pink, toss it and, start fresh ., what can you make with sourdough besides the traditional, bread , you can make biscuits, pancakes, pretzels, bagels, muffins , cornbread and even cookies! once you re comfortable, using it , you can experiment with your favorite yeast or, baking powder recipes. simply put , you substitute sourdough

cake flour (i used all purpose flour and it was fine), baking powder, salt, sugar, vegetable shortening

cake flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, baking soda, salt, sugar, vegetable shortening

all-purpose flour, featherweight baking powder (no sodium), splenda sugar substitute or 1/4 cup sugar, salt substitute, butter flavor crisco

olive oil, canola oil, recommended, use whatever oil mixture makes sense to you , if you don tsp have 1 or the other, that s fine too), ice water, salt, whole wheat flour + 1/2 cup all purpose flour combined, olive oil or 1-3 tbsp. sauce, anything from enchilada sauce to the leftover tofu marinade from last night. you could throw something together with stock and spices or use meat marinade., veggies of your choice., here are some favorites of mine, broccoli , spinach, onion(a must), scallions, small diced tomatoes, asparagus, mushrooms, bell pepper, squash... needs to make about 2 cups or enough to fill shell., less healthy and more flavorful: would taste great with bacon, ham and cheese too. i d recommend stirring cheese in with the egg., eggs, milk , any kind of will work. even that awful powdered stuff will work just perfectly., decorations , it s all creative. you can use baby tomatoes to make a ring around the side, or cut a larger tomato into slices... use asparagus ends to make a sun shape in the center or onion ringlets. today i used baby spinach leaves around the edge.

water, oil, milk, honey, salt, instant yeast, freshly milled flour, dough enhancer or 1 1/2 tbsp lecithin powder, gluten

flour tortillas, monterey jack cheese, chicken or 2 cups beef, chilies, jalapenos or 2 chipotle chiles in adobo, diced, pitted black olives, sliced (or green if you like ), sliced tomatoes, salsa, red onion, sliced into thin rings, milk, sour cream , milk whisked in, guacamole, cilantro

powdered turmeric (haldi), whole wheat flour or 1 cup gram flour or 1 cup all-purpose flour

all-purpose flour , sifted, sugar, baking powder, salt, butter , ice-cold, diced, 1 cup is 2 sticks (no substitute)

all-purpose flour, divided, spring vegetable soup mix (like knorr), baking soda, butter, softened, egg, buttermilk, salt

active yeast, warm water (110 degrees f), olive oil, flour, salt, tomato sauce, grated mozzarella cheese, pepperoni slices, ground hamburger meat, browned, ground sausage, browned, sliced mushrooms, tomato , julienne, grated cheddar cheese, hamburger dill pickles, m & s, shredded lettuce, tortilla chips

butter (1/2 cup) must be , margarine doesn tsp work in this recipe., granulated sugar, eggs, all purpose flour, baking soda, salt, very ripe mashed bananas, sour cream, vanilla (real not imitation), chopped walnuts or pecans (optional)

butter, white sugar, eggs, buttermilk, red food coloring (i used americolor red gel food coloring and didn tsp measure it out. i just kept adding until it was t), vanilla extract, baking soda, distilled white vinegar, all-purpose flour, unsweetened cocoa powder, salt, cream cheese, softened, room temperature, butter, unsalted, softened, room temperature, icing sugar (about 7 cups), vanilla extract

eggs, water (2 fl oz), olive oil, brown rice flour (2 3/4 oz), tapioca flour, potato starch (1 1/2 oz), cornstarch (maize cornflour), xanthan gum, gelatin, salt

white flour, whole wheat flour, sugar, salt, baking soda, baking powder, ground cinnamon, butter or 3 tbsp margarine, cold and sliced into small pieces, vegetable shortening (i use crisco .), honey, molasses, water, vanilla extract

flour, bakind powder, ground ginger (please make sure this is fresh), baking soda, salt, farm fresh eggs, brown sugar ,packed, sour cream, light molasses, cooking oil, cooking oil for deep frying, lemon glaze