Sourdough

After Laura's sourdough blog, I decided to see if I could revive my much neglected starter. It worked and we had delicious bread!

This is how I did it.

For about a week, I let the starter sit on the counter, feeding it every few days. The last day I added four cups of flour, 2 tsp sugar, 2 tsp salt, and 1 cup water to 1 cup starter. I kneaded it and let it sit for 8 hours (until about midnight). Then I kneaded it again and shaped it into skinny (fast cooking) loaves). When John woke me up the next morning, I started the oven heating at 400 F. After John nursed, while Dan showered and we got ready for the day, I let the bread cook for 25 minutes.

Aha! Fresh bread in the morning IS possible without a bread machine.