44 uses for starter 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

amish starter, egg, beaten, buttermilk, pureed sweet potato (i buy baby food and use it to sneak veggies into my son, you can also use applesauce or pureed carro), vanilla, fiber cereal (crunched up), oats, salt, splenda artificial sweetener, brown sugar, flour (whole wheat is great, but will make for a more dense muffin), baking soda, shredded carrot (about 1 carrot), raisins, chopped walnuts

dry yeast , dissolved in, lukewarm water, divided use, sugar, divided use, salt, flour, divided use

olive oil, tater tots, eggs, beaten, onion, finely chopped, milk or 1/4 cup water, cheese, fine shredded (i use cheddar)

skim milk (i use 1 cup low fat buttermilk), low fat plain yogurt, unbleached flour

vegetable juice, chili seasoning mix (mild or spicy depending on your), chili starter (i use bush s with beans), ground beef, kidney beans (optional)

herman starter , twice-fed, all-purpose flour, baking powder, baking soda, baking powder, salt, light brown sugar (i use dark brown ), vegetable oil, light brown sugar, cinnamon, butter, softened, pecans (or other nuts)

sourdough starter, all-purpose flour, sugar, vegetable oil, eggs, cinnamon, vanilla, baking powder, baking soda, salt

rules, do not use any metal utensils ., use a glass bowl and wooden spoon., do not refrigerate until after the 10th day ., active dry yeast, warm water (110o f/45o cup), all-purpose flour, divided, white sugar, divided, warm milk (110of/45oc), divided, day 1, in a small bowl, dissolve yeast in water. let stand 10 minutes. 2 quart container (glass), combine 1 cup flour and 1 cup sugar. mix thoroughly or flour will lump when milk is added. slowly stir in 1 cup milk and dissolved yeast mixture. cover loosely and let stand at room temperature until bubbly., day 2 to 4, stir starter with a wooden spoon., day 5, stir in 1 cup flour , 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk., day 6 to 9, stir only ., day 10, stir in 1 cup flour , 1 cup sugar and 1 cup milk. remove 1 or 2 cups to make your first bread, give three cups to friends along with the recipe. store the remaining starter in a container in the refrigerator and begin the 10 day process over again. you can also freeze this starter in 1 cup measures for later use. frozen starter will take at least 3 hours at room temperature to thaw before using., now your ready to bake your bread, place the 1 or 2 cups of batter you removed to make your bread in a mixing bowl. add the following and mix well, oil, salt, all-purpose flour, eggs, baking soda, sugar, milk, baking powder, instant vanilla pudding powder, vanilla, cinnamon, nuts, raisins or 1/2 cup chocolate chips, chopped up marashino cherries etc, pour mixture into 2 greased and sugared loaf pans. bake at 325of for 1 hour or until knife inserted comes clean. cool for at least 10 minutes and remove from pans.

granulated sugar, all-purpose flour, milk, all-purpose flour , sifted, baking soda, salt, baking powder, cinnamon, granulated sugar, whole eggs, cooking oil (i use canola), nuts or 1 cup raisins, boiled & drained (i use pecans), flour, cinnamon, light brown sugar, melted butter, butter, light brown sugar, milk, chopped nuts

mussels without shells (i prefer them in the shells but then you must make 100% sure they are fresh - wash and rinse them before you cook them ----- when i serve i take them out of the shells but leave a few in to use the shells as a spoon ), prepared white sauce (if you are not in the mood to make your own . ....but you should it is easy), water to cook them in (or if you like dry white wine), dry coriander, freshly ground black pepper, dry herbs, celery salt, fresh cream, tomato paste, wholewheat seed bread )

camembert cheese (1 package), curry powder, chutney (use your favorite , i like mangochutney or plumchutney)

distilled water (plus some), organic unbleached white flour (i like to use 1/2 organic whole wheat & 1/2 organic white flour, if desired)

all-purpose flour, sugar, brown sugar, baking powder, salt, baking soda, shortening, i use crisco, sesame seeds, egg, cold water, vanilla, sugar, for dipping, egg, cold water, vanilla, chocolate chips, molasses, egg, ground ginger, ground allspice, sugar, for dipping

wheat flour (use a soft like white lily if the primary use of your flour is for biscuits, if you vary), mineral water, unwashed organic grapes, on the stem, flour , as required, water , as required, soft wheat flour , preferably white lily (or cake and pastry flour), baking powder, sugar, salt, bacon drippings or 3 tbsp butter

vegetable oil, stew meat, cut into 1-inch cubes, water, canned tomatoes, beef vegetable and barley soup starter mix (see separate recipe), celery ribs, chopped, carrots, chopped

remember-you are working with yeast....and it s alive-so don tsp kill it before it has a chance to do it s job. use baby bottle warm water-not hot. make the sponge starter at least 2 (or as many as 16) hours before you plan to make the bread., stir the above ingredients together to make a thickish pudding-like mixture. cover loosely with plastic wrap and let it sit on your kitchen counter for at least 2 hours (or as many as 16-the longer you let it sit-the more flavor will be enhanced)., all of the sponge starter, warm (not hot) water, sugar (for browning crust-not flavor), salt (i use kosher ), active dry yeast, bread flour, if you prefer, you can use instant yeast-use 1/2 tsp in starter , and 1/2 tsp in dough)