Sourdough Starter: Day 3
Working from home during the quarantine has also allowed me to entertain the idea of making breads that I never would have thought to make. It seems like bread-making is super trendy right now, and with little prospect of buying yeast, I jumped on the sourdough wagon and began feeding my own starter a few days ago. I used sprouted wheat flour to start, and it was already bubbling throughout at the 24 hour mark. Link : https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/sourdough-starter-recipe ) I read a post or two on the guilt involved in discarding so much flour throughout this process. So I am interested to see if I will be able to use the sourdough discard for anything useful. I have seen sourdough pizza, crackers and all sorts of things, but it is harder to find recipes that use the early discard that is not fully matured. What I was making before is a lot of breakfast breads or tea cakes (whatever you want to call them), and I figure the first few discards will be perfect for those typ