In Jan 2021 I put my starter to sleep for many reasons. Too much work travel, kept forgetting to feed her, depression, life, etc. – it was time for a break. I spread it on to some parchment and let it dry out and craked it into pieces that I keep in the freezer. I have moved apartments 3 times since then but the ole gal is always with me.
I decided it was time to see if I could get here firing again. I started with a 1:1:1 ratio and just fed it KA bread flour and after two days I started to see a little movement. I moved up to a 1:4:4 ratio and have gotten two damn good loaves of bread out of it and I'm thrilled. They are a little funky in shape but they taste great and I'm happy with the crumb.
Happy to look at my starter through new eyes and try again 🙂
by the_arch_dude
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Recipe : was from another baker on here – I took a screenshot of it so I can’t give credit but call yourself out!
450g Bread Flour
293g water
90g starter
9g salt
30 mins autolyse
mix in salt and starter
coil folds every hour for four hours
BF – I have been experimenting with this. First loaf almost no BF, 2nd Loaf 1 hr, etc.
Put in banneton and into the fridge overnight – between 12 and 18 hours
remove from fridge and let final proof for 4 hrs
bake at 450 for 35 mins
How long did you dry it on parchment paper?
That’s awesome! I just dried some out as a back up incase something happens to my starter. I have it in a baggie inside or a jar, but does it need to go in the freezer also?