Making Bread in a Pandemic

Feed Your Yeastie Beasties

Patricia Davis
Simply Living and Living Simply

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I treat my starter like my pet. Yes, he even has a name — Herman. He’s easy going, likes to act up occasionally, but mostly he’s content.

Like any pet, this has more to do with me, than with him. If I feed him on time, maintain his environment, or neglected him, he will react.

But he isn’t nearly as temperamental as my cat, Neko, who quite literally yells at you if you are not doing what she expects: feeding on time, letting her outside, letting her inside, giving her a treat. Well, you get the picture.

Daily Feedings

In my last post, I showed you how to set up your starter for the first day. Today, you will begin regular feedings. Here is my post for beginning your sourdough starter.

1. Add purified water to yesterday’s starter.

The total weight of the water that you add should equal the total weight of the additional flour. You will need 25 grams of water. A tablespoon of water weighs 14 grams, so…

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Patricia Davis
Simply Living and Living Simply

Pat blogs about food, sustainability, and living simply. Sourdough is a particular passion. She also writes historical fiction with social justice themes.