From d1a41922be082e3f864a490613a1ac9042c0593b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Hendrik Kleinwaechter Date: Wed, 1 Jan 2025 21:52:03 +0100 Subject: [PATCH] Fix discard instructions #409 This changes the text slightly to make it clearer what to best do with the discard that's piling up when making the starter initially. --- book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter.tex | 17 ++++++++++++++--- 1 file changed, 14 insertions(+), 3 deletions(-) diff --git a/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter.tex b/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter.tex index e5b8394e..fba78437 100644 --- a/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter.tex +++ b/book/sourdough-starter/sourdough-starter.tex @@ -234,11 +234,22 @@ \section{The process of making a starter} You will still have some mixture left from your first day. As this contains possibly dangerous pathogens that have been activated make sure you discard -this mixture. Once your sourdough starter is mature you never need to -discard it. It's long-fermented flour that is an excellent addon +this mixture. A rule of thumb is to begin keeping the discard, +the moment you made your first successful bread. At that point +your discard is long-fermented flour that is an excellent addon used to make crackers, pancakes or delicious hearty sandwich bread\ldots I~also frequently dry it and use it as a rolling agent -for pizzas that I~am making. +for pizzas that I~am making.\footnote{Discarding starter when preparing +a new batch can be frustrating. With experience, bread-making +becomes more efficient, and excess discard is rarely produced. It is +possible to prepare just the right amount of starter +needed for bread dough. In fact, a fully depleted starter can even be revived +using a small portion of bread dough. Any leftover discard, rich in spores, +can also serve as a backup to create a new sourdough starter. Simply mix the +discard with a little flour and water, and it will spring back to life. That is a +great option if the starter was accidentally depleted. A practical approach +is to store all discard in a single jar in the fridge, adding new discard on +top as needed and using it whenever required.} You should hopefully again see some bubbles, the starter increasing in size and/or the starter changing its smell. Some people give