Sally, I can't tell you how many times your starter recovery post saved my sourdough

[mariadnoca]

Thank you!!! (Apparently I'm a neglectful sourdough mom.)

SOURDOUGH STARTER RECOVERY

(from David, at Dan Lepard’s Appreciation Facebook page)

For 7-10 days, discard all but a small spoonful of the starter, and feed the starter by adding 70g organic rye flour + 100 g water. Keep it out in the kitchen, not in the fridge.

After the 7-10 days, reverse the refreshment proportions to form a dough: 175g organic rye flour + 125 g water. After 12 hours, bake with as much as you need, by either adjusting your bread recipe to compensate for the thicker starter, or refreshing it again at the hydration level called for in the recipe. Freeze small portions of the thick starter for future use.

https://bewitchingkitchen.com/2013/08/09/sourdough-blues/amp/

 

[marilynfl]

Don't ya just love when science meets happiness in the kitchen. And now, when you have a moment for

reading fiction, try SOURDOUGH by Robin Sloan. It gets a little crazy toward the end, but had me craving good bread almost from the beginning. You're a lot closer to attaining that than I am. Enjoy.

Below is the Amazon description.

"Lois Clary is a software engineer at General Dexterity, a San Francisco robotics company with world-changing ambitions. She codes all day and collapses at night, her human contact limited to the two brothers who run the neighborhood hole-in-the-wall from which she orders dinner every evening. Then, disaster! Visa issues. The brothers close up shop, and fast. But they have one last delivery for Lois: their culture, the sourdough starter used to bake their bread. She must keep it alive, they tell her―feed it daily, play it music, and learn to bake with it.

Lois is no baker, but she could use a roommate, even if it is a needy colony of microorganisms. Soon, not only is she eating her own homemade bread, she’s providing loaves daily to the General Dexterity cafeteria. The company chef urges her to take her product to the farmer’s market, and a whole new world opens up."

https://www.amazon.com/Sourdough-Novel-Robin-Sloan/dp/0374203105

 

[mariadnoca]

I see a trip to the library in my future! Thanks!