Friendship starter
1 servings
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| ⅓ | cup | Warm water |
| 2 | packs | Yeast; not instant |
| 2 | cups | Milk |
| 2 | cups | Flour, all-purpose |
Directions
Recipe by: Jo Merrill Sprinkle 1 tablespoon sugar over warm water; sprinkle yeast over this. Let stand in warm place until doubled in size; about 10 minutes Mix milk, remaining sugar, flour and yeast mixture. Place in a plastic or glass container; about a 5-quart size.
Stir using a wooden spoon or paddle. Do not use metal since it retards growth. Cover loosely and let stand in a warm place overnight. The next day, refrigerate. Stir each day with a wooden utensil.
On the fifth day, measure out 1 cup to bake with and 1 cup for a friend. Feed the remaining starter 1 cup flour, 1 cup milk and ½ cup sugar. Stir well and refrigerate; stir daily.
On the 10th day, measure out 1 cup to give to a friend if desired.
You should have enough left to use in a recipe plus enough to feed as before; refrigerated.
Thereafter, you can use the starter daily or as desired, feeding every fifth day.