Putting your sourdough starter on hold

sourdough baking is endlessly fascinating

whatever the reason

what's the best way to keep your starter happy

refrigerate it and hope? freeze it and forget it

neither of the above. the best way to preserve your starter

let's see how the process works

ready your sourdough starter

spread it out to

a bowl scraper to help the process along

the starter completely

break it into pieces

break the starter into chips

can you run it through a food processor? yes

store it airtight

bring your sourdough starter back to life

place the starter chips in a container. add 2 ounces of water. the water should barely cover the chips; tamp them down

stir the chips/water occasionally; it'll take hours

i like to use my electric oven

let the starter work

how much longer? totally depends on temperature. once you do this process once - in your kitchen

sourdough isn't one of those things you be all engineering . forget your timer; just wait until your starter looks like the picture above

feed the starter again

feed the starter again of water

put the starter back on its regular feeding schedule

at last - you're ready to bake

q. do you have to all of your starter

a. no. store half in the fridge

q. if you all of your starter

q. how long will starter stay

sourdough

yeast

starter

sourdough starter

tips

tips and techniques

next

don't want to all of it? see the end of this post

over your woodstove. be sensible

don't have a scale?

mix the starter

feed it

let it rest somewhere warm until it bubbles

again

this time

finally

a. not sure

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