Application Guide
Table Of Contents
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Acknowledgments
- America’s New Bread Box
- Orientation
- Batterie de Cuisine: Know Your Bread Machine
- Making Bread
- Daily Breads: White Breads and Egg Breads
- White Breads
- Egg Breads
- One-Pound Loaves
- Pasta Doughs from Your Bread Machine
- Earth’s Bounty: Whole Wheat, Whole-Grain, and Specialty Flour Breads
- Whole Wheat Breads
- Rye Breads
- Specialty Flour Breads
- Multigrain Breads
- Gluten-Free Breads
- Traditional Loaves: Country Breads and Sourdough Breads
- Country Breads
- Sourdough Breads
- All Kinds of Flavors: Breads Made with the Produce of the Garden, Orchard, and Creamery
- Herb, Nut, Seed, and Spice Breads
- Savory Vegetable and Fruit Breads
- Cheese Breads
- Mixes and Some Special Breads Created from Them
- Stuffing Breads
- Circle, Squares, and Crescents: Pizzas and Other Flatbreads
- Sweet Loaves: Chocolate, Fruit, and Other Sweet Breads
- Breakfast Breads
- Coffee Cakes and Sweet Rolls
- Chocolate Breads
- Holiday Breads
- Express Lane Bread: No-Yeast Quick Breads
- Jams, Preserves, and Chutneys in Your Bread Machine
- Appendix 1 Bits and Pieces: Crumbs, Croutons, Crostini, and Toasted Appetizers
- Appendix 2 To Eat with Your Bread: Spreads, Butters, Cheeses, and Vegetables
- Appendix 3 Resources
- General Index
- Recipe Index
NEXT-DAY WHITE SOURDOUGH STARTER Makes 2 1/
2
cups starter
This is my version of a sourdough starter that is ready to use after thirty-two hours. If
you start it early in the morning, it will be ready to use the afternoon of the following
day. It is a sure thing for first-time sourdough bakers, eliminating an often variable
product. I use a dry culture starter from Goldrush Sourdough, which is readily avail-
able on supermarket shelves and from The Baker’s Catalogue. It makes a clean, tangy
starter.
INGREDIENTS
One
1
/
2
-ounce package commercial dry sourdough starter
2 cups bread flour Pinch of active dry, bread machine, or
SAF yeast
2 cups warm water (85°F)
1
/
2
medium apple, peeled, cored, and cut into chunks
For the first feeding:
1
/
4
cup bread flour
1
/
4
cup warm water
Combine the packaged starter with the flour and yeast in a medium bowl. Whisk in
the warm water until the mixture is smooth. Stir in the apple chunks. Transfer to a
plastic container or crock. Cover with a few layers of cheesecloth and secure with
a rubber band; then cover loosely with plastic wrap. Let stand at warm room tem-
perature for 24 hours (80°F is optimum), stirring the mixture 2 to 3 times. It will
be bubbly and begin to ferment, giving off a tangy, sour aroma. It will be the con-
sistency of a pancake batter.
Remove the apple chunks. Add the first feeding flour and water and whisk to com-
bine. Let stand for 8 hours longer. The starter will be ready to use. If you desire a
more sour starter, or do not wish to use it right away, cover the starter loosely and
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