35 starter potato water 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

sourdough starter , brought to room temp, warm water, bread flour, mashed potatoes, plain and warm (i use prepared instant to make this quicker), warm water, salt, melted butter (can use oil) or 1/2 cup margarine (can use oil), sugar, chopped fresh rosemary, flour

plain yogurt, buttermilk, dry active yeast, white sugar, warm water, potato flakes, flour, instant yeast, warm water, sourdough starter, white sugar, egg, beaten and room temp, olive oil, bread flour, white, oil

note, rising times are long and i did not list under prep time, sourdough starter- left out at room temp and bubbly, warm water, bread flour, plain prepared mashed potatoes, warm water, salt, oil or melted margarine or butter, sugar, bread flour

dry yeast (1/4 oz), warm water, sugar, instant mashed potatoes (uncooked ), warm water, bread flour, salt, sugar, oil or 1/2 cup butter, lukewarm water

sourdough starter, warm water, flour, proofed sourdough starter, water, powdered milk, lemon juice, instant potato flakes, white whole wheat flour, bread flour, sugar, butter (oil is fine), salt

instant mashed potato flakes, white sugar, warm water, active dry yeast

russet potatoes, peeled, water, unbleached all-purpose flour, white sugar, salt

peeled and cubed potatoes, warm water, all-purpose flour, white sugar (optional), active dry yeast

sourdough starter , proofed, water, powdered milk, lemon juice, instant potato flakes, bread flour, white whole wheat flour, sugar, butter, salt

whole wheat bread flour, fine cornmeal, potato flour, instant yeast, fennel seed, dried basil, mature (fed ) sourdough starter, warm water, olive oil, honey, sun-dried olives (packed in oil, drained), pitted and chopped roughly

baking potatoes , like russets, peeled and cubed, water, potato water, active dry yeast, sugar, all-purpose flour

potatoes, peeled and cubed, water, all-purpose flour, sugar, dry yeast, sugar, sugar

dry active yeast, white sugar, potato water, warm, flour, water, flour, sugar

water, warm, sugar, instant mashed potatoes, active dry yeast, water, warm, instant mashed potatoes, sugar

dry yeast, warm water (105o to 115o), buttermilk, all-purpose flour, instant mashed potatoes, sugar