Our New Pets
December 30, 2006 @ 8:44 pm | Filed under: Sourdough
A colony of microscopic organisms have taken up residence in a crock on our counter…and we’re very happy about it.
The crock was a gift from my Secret Santa, aka Hooly. Isn’t it lovely? Fits in perfectly with my windowsill flowerpots.
The starter is just about ready to bake with. Maybe we’ll have pancakes for breakfast tomorrow? I’m hoping to try a loaf of bread with it on Monday. We’ll see how it goes…
Great site for recipes and advice: Northwest Sourdough. The "First Loaf" tutorial is thorough and extremely helpful. I like this biscuit recipe too.
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Krissy says:
i don’t know what it says about me that I got *so* excited about this.
On January 3, 2007 at 2:21 pm
Jennifer says:
I was thinking about you this morning as I recalled a post on a yeast experiment we did this summer. The experiemnt is here: http://www.botham.co.uk/seed/activ.htm
On January 10, 2007 at 9:03 am
Jennifer says:
We are on day 3. This is my daughter’s first time helping and she was jumping up and down in the kitchen over all the bubbles that formed over night. I thought your girls must have been doing the same. It’s so much fun to share this with our daughters!
On January 13, 2007 at 9:32 am
Lissa says:
It really is! We are having the best time. I can’t stop opening the crock to peek at the bubbles. It totally grosses my hubby out, though, that we’ve got this little yeast farm on our counter. LOL!
On January 13, 2007 at 9:41 am