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Apr 2020
6:42pm, 10 Apr 2020
15,952 posts
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Sharkie
We have strong white bread flour, buckwheat flour, SR and Plain .... but no yeast and no rye or wholemeal flour to start a new starter for sourdough. Raffo is going to make soda bread... he's never done it before. I have - but ages ago.
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Apr 2020
6:43pm, 10 Apr 2020
15,953 posts
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Sharkie
Am tempted by the lemonade scones runnyeyes... just sounds so INTERESTNG!
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Apr 2020
6:46pm, 10 Apr 2020
1,597 posts
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runnyeyes
I know.. quite bizarre. I nearly didn’t try it incase I wasted 400g of precious flour.
But I couldn’t find buttermilk... so I thought I should ‘ave a go.
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Apr 2020
6:51pm, 10 Apr 2020
50 posts
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SjohnA
You can make yeast out of dried fruit or potatoes if needed. Not too hard.
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Apr 2020
6:56pm, 10 Apr 2020
49,339 posts
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Dr PhFleecyD
I’ve made a start on yeast just in case I can’t find any in the shops as I only have a few packets left. It’s really making a sourdough starter and seems pretty straightforward, you just need flour and water
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Apr 2020
6:57pm, 10 Apr 2020
15,954 posts
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Sharkie
Yeah but (some) rye or wholemeal flour works best.
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Apr 2020
6:58pm, 10 Apr 2020
49,340 posts
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Dr PhFleecyD
Quarter cup of flour and same of water. Mix. Put somewhere warmish (my kitchen). Stir and add a tablespoon or two of flour and same of water twice a day, in 3-5 days it’ll be ready.
I don’t think it matters that much what flour you use? The website said wholemeal is better but I don’t have any.
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Apr 2020
7:01pm, 10 Apr 2020
15,955 posts
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Sharkie
We've only ever gone by the book and used some rye flour and strong white bread! But Raffo's sourdoughs are things of beauty (and taste!)
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Apr 2020
7:04pm, 10 Apr 2020
49,341 posts
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Dr PhFleecyD
I just want something to make rolls with because that makes ds1 happy. Whether I can buy enough flour in a few weeks is another matter. My boys eat pasta (especially ds1) and bread (especially ds2) so I’m having to improvise right now. Just glad I have a bread maker!!
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Apr 2020
8:01pm, 10 Apr 2020
22,783 posts
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Lizzie W
I can spare some stoneground wholemeal and 2 sachets of yeast, if anyone's desperate!
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Bread machine recipes?
Jun 2023