30344 put some zest your 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

melt-in-your-mouth cookies recipe, salted butter, real vanilla extract, brewed espresso coffee, heaping tbsp confectioners sugar , sifted, all-purpose flour , sifted, sea salt, toasted pine nuts, coarsely chopped, sugar

good beef stew meat , cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces. (or 2 lb cut up chuck or brisket), boneless pork cutlets or chops cut into 1 1/2 inch pieces., raw white or yellow onions, cut into large chunks, rotel brand chopped tomatoes and green chiles (or 1 large can of diced tomatoes, drained.), chili powder (or more to suit your taste), water, chopped garlic, tb. ground cumin, pinto beans, drained and rinsed with water, dark kidney beans, drained, rinsed, ground chil pepper (or 2 chopped jalepeno peppers) (or both), salt to taste, thickening : 2 tb masa flour mixed with 1/4 cup. water, sour cream, chopped onions of your choice, soda crackers or tortilla chips, a handful of shredded monterey jack cheese

low-sodium chicken broth, cider vinegar, light soy sauce, brown sugar, canola oil, boneless, skinless chicken breast, cut into bite-size pieces, your favorite vegetables (broccoli cut into bite-size pieces, shredded carrots, thinly sliced red bell peppers, chopped onion or thin green beans), minced garlic, pineapple chunks , canned in juice, drained, optional, cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp. cold water, cooked brown rice or whole-grain noodles

eggs, white vinegar, salt, mayonnaise (plus 1 tsp. if desired, to make it just a tiny bit creamier), low-fat cream cheese (neufchatel), spicy brown mustard (whole grain is good), rice vinegar, fresh lemon zest, grated small, green onion, thinly sliced, salt (to taste), fresh ground black pepper, smoked paprika, green onion, slices (to garnish ) (optional)

spinach, olive oil, lemon zest, grated, garlic cloves, minced, kosher salt , to taste, ground pepper , to taste

almonds, chocolate chips (about 1 1/2 12oz. bags), dried cranberries (craisins), tangerine , zest of (you may sub orange zest)

all-purpose flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, egg, milk, vegetable oil (i use olive), honey (maple syrup works too), lemon zest, cranberries (fresh or frozen )

broccoli florets (1 small head of broccoli), extra virgin olive oil, pine nuts, garlic clove, minced, chopped fresh sage, orange , zest of, orange , juice of, salt, fresh ground black pepper, ziti pasta

pine nuts, extra virgin olive oil, zucchini, cut into 3/4 inch chunks (about 1 lb--i used 2 smaller ones), lemon , zest stripped off in large pieces, kosher salt, fresh ground black pepper , to taste

fresh lemon juice , plus, lemon , zest of, grated, brussels sprouts, olive oil, butter, garlic cloves, minced, black mustard seeds or 2 tbsp poppy seeds, dry white wine or 1/4 cup vermouth, salt and pepper, to taste

powdered sugar, butter or margarine, egg, vanilla extract, almond extract, flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, icing, powdered sugar, butter or margarine, egg white, salt, almond extract, sprinkles (optional), instead of doing the icing - before baking make a small holiday cutout in the center of your cookie (i.e. a star or christmas tree) and place 1 life saver in the cutout

apple pie filling (or any filling your prefer, unbaked pastry shell (9 inches), ground cinnamon, butter, divided, crushed pecan shortbread cookies (as in pecan sandies)

course chili meat or ground beef, ground pork, ground italian sausage, mexican chorrizo sausage, shiner bock beer ( use what you like to drink) or 750ml zinfindel, jalapeno peppers chopped ( or more depending on where your are from ), chili powder, crushed garlic, chopped green onions, black pepper, dry oregano, cumin powder, salt, tomato sauce ( your choice ), chopped green bell pepper

extra virgin olive oil, green string beans or 3/4 lb yellow wax bean, sliced diagonally 1/4 inch thick, water, salt & freshly ground black pepper, grated lemon zest, grated lime zest, snipped chives, fresh lemon juice

water, salt, pasta shells, artichoke hearts, drained, drained and rinsed capers, pitted and chopped kalamata olives, juice and zest of 1 lemon, imported italian tuna in olive oil, drained, extra-virgin olive oil, freshly ground black pepper to taste, chopped fresh flat-leaf parsley leaves

diced seeded tomatoes, chopped red onion, heaping 1/4 cup chopped cilantro, grated lemon zest, freshly squeezed lemon juice, or more to taste, chopped fresh serrano or jalapeno chiles (including seeds), or more to taste, kosher salt

all-purpose flour, cornstarch, butter, softened, sugar, raspberry jam, eggs, egg yolks, salt, sugar, sweetened condensed milk, all-purpose flour, orange juice, lemon juice, orange zest, lemon zest, orange peel , curls (optional)