It's alive!!!! And I am so proud of it! What it is: a spelt wholegrain sourdough starter to make my own sourdough bread. With all the cooking I do and I do a lot, cause I make practically everything myself (Yes, I am a fanatic, I know...) I always failed to get a sourdough starter, so this was always on the back of my mind. Lately I saw all these fabulous sourdough breads popping up on Ana's @schlangenhautx feed and I finally got the courage together to try yet again! I am so unbelievable happy with this you can't imagine. So maybe this isn't the most visual attractive pic I have posted, it is the one that brought me a real sense of accomplishment. And the best thing it is so easy to make this, no need to feed it everyday.. And so happy that I will be baking my own spelt sourdough bread tommorow! Happy weekend everybody! If you want to bake a bread loaf, the night before prepare a dough of: INGREDIENTS 100 gram starter 200 ml tepid chlorine free water 200 gram whole grain spelt flour DIRECTIONS Mix well and cover with a moist cloth or cellophane and leave it overnight. The next morning stir in: INGREDIENTS 450 ml. water 750 gram of flour 20 gram of sea salt DIRECTIONS Knead well for about 10- 15 minutes. Let it rest for 1 hour and form two loafs. Leave it to rise under a moist towel for 45 minutes. Preheat your oven on 260 C and put in your loafs. Throw in some water in the oven on a baking plate, this will create a lovely crust. Lower the temperature to 230 C and bake in 40-45 minutes. It is ready when you tap the back and it sounds hollow. Leave to cool and it is ready to eat!!
