OMG!!!****! Bugger me I have killed the starter! In less than 12 hours since I began this Challenge with you, my poor starter is Morte.....Dead.....RIP. I cannot believe I have been so stupid. Well, actually, yes I can. Unthinking, and 'plagued' by flies at the moment, I cover everything and that included the poor starter. What I forgot in my haste to be hygienic was: yeast is a living, BREATHING organism. It requires air as well as food, water, and warmth, to activate. I had starved it of oxygen! Oh well, this is a good way of showing you how practically indestructible a natural yeast starter really is.
You can quite clearly see the separation of layers. Yes, it will separate normally given time but this has just separated, no activity at all. You have to let it bubble up and fall back, then separate, before you refresh. This is my point, less than 12 hours and "we have separation Huston" with no rise at all!
Lets reconstitute and repair my starter. If you haven't begun yet, then just carry on from this post.
- Pour the 'dead' starter into a small bowl.
- Rinse out the jar and leave to drain.
- Add one heaped tablespoon of flour to your starter.
- Add a little water (I used a tablespoon of water as my starter was a little runny to begin with)!
- Stir or whisk until combined.
6. Pour back into the jar and mark the fill level.
7. COVER WITH A PIECE OF BREATHABLE FABRIC AND TIE ON WITH AN ELASTIC BAND!!!!!
Oh well, lets see what happens. Next, lets look at.......
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Well, I will be taking images of my starter shortly and see if I have managed to revive it; I will post later.
In the meantime....Please take part in my Community Project. Place a link to your post in the comments box below if you would like your recipe to be included.
Especially though, keep 'Posting' interesting content, as all I want to do is:
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As often as I can!