There’s so such thing as starter “discard”! Add water, oil, sugar, salt, baking soda and you’ve got some vegan sourdough pancakes. Or use any of a number of other recipes — but no sense in wasting it.
I’ve been trying no-discard-micro-starters. I keep 8 g in the fridge, and build over a few days to bake. Not sure how viable it is long-term but it seems to be working so far. Would love anyone’s input if they have more information about long-term viability.
I’ve been making a loaf every week +/- since March of 2020 with the wild start I cultivated. I don’t understand the idea of discarding part of the colony. I have maintained the same colony in a little 12oz jar this entire time.
Pull out ~half of the colony and use it to make bread.
Add 4 Tbsp flour and 2 Tbsp water into the jar, mix.
Let it sit for a few hours (Or don’t)
Put the jar in the fridge until you are ready to make a new loaf.
If you feel like it, or you skipped step 3, pull the jar out of the fridge and let it sit out for a few hours.
There’s so such thing as starter “discard”! Add water, oil, sugar, salt, baking soda and you’ve got some vegan sourdough pancakes. Or use any of a number of other recipes — but no sense in wasting it.
I’ve been trying no-discard-micro-starters. I keep 8 g in the fridge, and build over a few days to bake. Not sure how viable it is long-term but it seems to be working so far. Would love anyone’s input if they have more information about long-term viability.
I’ve been making a loaf every week +/- since March of 2020 with the wild start I cultivated. I don’t understand the idea of discarding part of the colony. I have maintained the same colony in a little 12oz jar this entire time.
That’s it. So simple, no waste.