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Mother's Sourdough Starter
Ingredients
- 1 cup water
- 1 cup flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
- 4 tablespoons buttermilk
Notebook directions
- Mix and place in a stainless-steel bowl.
- Cover with a towel and let stand a few days until it begins to ferment. The notebook says it should be the consistency of pancake batter.
Original-note limitation: The notebook does not give feeding, refrigeration or long-term maintenance instructions. This transcription reflects the original and does not establish that the mixture is safe or ready to bake based on time or texture alone.
Next prepare Sourdough Batter (Proofing) before using it in Mother's Sourdough French Bread.
Family story
The creator's mother enjoyed trying something new. After someone gave her a sourdough starter, she began experimenting with sourdough baking. The creator's father especially loved sourdough, and the creator grew to like it too, although she generally did not care much for bread. These are preserved as her mother's notebook recipes, without modern substitutions.