SOURDOUGH - Questions answered from a decade long sourdough baker!

[@BarbaraWiltGerber]

I made a great gluten free sourdough starter with sprouted brown rice flour I got on Amazon. My bread was delicious!

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Wonderful!

[@hannahdavies5713]

Just getting my gf starter going- excited for this journey

[@peacepocketmama4276]

Lisa you have done such a wonderful job clarifying the world of sourdough and to offer all your SUPER recipes free is abundantly generous! To thank you I’ll be buying multiple cookbooks the happy day it is available for purchase.

[@CMBauer]

"Guys I just started recording." "Sorry." Lol. That made my morning. Also thanks for sharing this episode on youtube!

[@Irwhodunit]

Somebody asked a question about "having too much." Your answer made me chuckle..."Get a bigger jar or discard some." If there is a silver lining to this stay home deal, some of us are learning and doing things we never had time for before. Thanks for the great information and fun delivery.

[@Naavyy2]

You can also feed it less flour!

[@amberfeist8921]

I revived mine after 8 months of neglect. She is going strong! I have a loaf rising as I type! Don't give up on them!

[@donnasmith5697]

Because of you, I made my first starter in 2018. It’s still alive and being used weekly. Thank you for making us all great bakers!

[@SilviaFigueroa-n1o]

Thank you for this podcast, it answered so many questions. It's wonderful to learn new things especially when you're past 50 and you my dear are a wonderful teacher, God bless you and your beautiful family.❤

[@brittney0509]

This has been so helpful even months into my sourdough “journey” lol I can’t tell you how inspiring you have been for me. I’ve been slowly changing our lifestyle for the last 4 years and sometimes my family makes me feel like I’m crazy but when I find like minded people it reassures me that I’m doing the right thing for my family.

[@dianasmith6254]

You answered so many of my questions. I just started my starter a week ago. It's really confusing at first and after listening to this podcast I realized that I was not feeding it correctly so I just ran to the kitchen and fixed mine. I'm excited to see what it will look like in the morning. Thank you!

[@lisaharms9387]

So very kind of you Lisa to do this for everyone god Bless you and your georgous family!!! ;)

[@jamiedejong9042]

When I heard your baby cry in the background my heart dropped because I thought my daughter woke up from her nap 😂

[@oneworld24]

Jamie DeJong bahaha 🤣 I feel you! Baby nap time is my vacation.

[@victoriac1672]

Me too!

[@mollycule2792]

Same. I had to keep looking at my monitor to make sure he was sleeping lol

[@sunitapagano2210]

SAME!!!!!!!

[@andreac658]

Jamie DeJong the exact same thing happened to me 🤣🤣🤣

[@alexyes4290]

Thank you Lisa! I’ve just downloaded your ebook ❤️I love it, here in Italy everyone who does starter, does it very dense, almost like a little bread and it is super difficult to follow all the measurements. Invece mine for 5 years now, so thank!!!🇮🇹❤️

[@meve531]

Thanks to you making it not so intimidating I finally made my own starter and have now made 2 loaves, pancakes, and banana bread with it, all turning out beautifully! I just FEEL better after eating it too! My mom is celiac but didnt really start getting affected by it til mid/late forties so i wanted to start eating grains in a better way in case i go down that road too!

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Wonderful!

[@madde89bubbsan]

Thank you for your advice and honesty about not measuring and keeping it easy. I was struggling with my starter because I use whole meal einkorn flour, and all the videos I could find was with all purpose (which you can't find it the UK where I am). So once I stopped measuring it has been thriving! I feel so much more confident now, looking forward to trying new recipes.

[@lizzepaul9007]

Hi Lisa, I started watching your video on minimalist baby essentials last September. Since then my love for your channel grew big time. Never heard of sourdough before but now my starter is bubbly and active (taking a nap in the fridge). My husband who never liked any wheat stuff, has been enjoying his sourdough English muffins and pan cakes. Thanks a ton for healthy recipes & all that you share with us

[@shabbyoldepottingshe]

You are so wonderful at explaining things... and now I'm no longer afraid of screwing up my starter! Thank you for all the recipes and taking the time to share what you've learned.

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

You’re very welcome!

[@nathalietonon5069]

Thank you Lisa, my starter is almost one year old. I make mostly dutch oven delicious bread !

[@marianneporter26]

I haven’t watched yet but plan to. I think I’ve neglected to comment on your videos and I just wanted you to know how much I’m enjoying them. You are a rockstar doing all this with a baby strapped to you half the time!

[@dlgrilli]

I wish I would have found this a year ago. I think I've dumped 3 starts because I thought I killed them. Live and learn and a HUGE thank you for posting this! (I didn't realize you had a podcast too.)

[@feedYOURchildrenKORN]

My starter is about 6 days old! Thank you for all your wisdom!

[@suzyb.6234]

When my starter wasn’t rising and falling as I would have liked, I gave it a one time feeding of homemade milk kefir and flour, and it was all it needed. Fabulous method for boosting a starter.

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Thanks for sharing!

[@mrs.greenjeans7224]

You are just so sweet, encouraging, and a joy to listen to. When the pandemic started I absolutely bought flour knowing I could make bread for my family and you came to mind as the sour dough queen I could reference when my yeast ran out, lol. Praying you all stay healthy. Thank you for sharing your knowledge and being so helpful. ❤

[@murphy1384]

So informative Lisa. I tried this 35 yrs ago & wish I would of maintained it. Thinking of starting another one. Ty for your information. Grabbed your download as soon as I saw it. Mary

[@michellemooney4225]

Yes you have helped me very much! Thank u Lisa

[@theresapeterson1480]

I printed your ebook out and now my sour dough loaf is in the oven ❤ Thank you for this ❤

[@andreac2595]

A friend offered me a starter, and shared videos on using it! as a mom of 7, I am excited to try this! Thanks for informative videos that make it less scary!

[@mt1885]

hey girl- this was so good!😀😉 Thank you so much for all the information. 🥰 I love how you explain things where we understand.🤗

[@dawn6954]

Lisa youre amazing and I love watching your videos.

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Thank you!

[@dannypreece8932]

I commented on one of your other videos yesterday and asked a question about a cookbook, what do ya know I find this one today and you have a cookbook. Thanks for all that you're doing I'm motivated again to try and make sourdough.

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

You can do it!!

[@dianabelous1314]

You inspired me to continue on my sourdough journey. I've had Roxanne (my starter has a name lol) for a few years and have neglected her for a while after having two kids. I love how you inspired me to do more with my starter like your amazing pancakes! I no longer feel "stuck" with just making bread. Thank you!

[@tvicory3]

We named ours Sven 🤣❤

[@AndrewDean777]

Lisa Thankyou. God bless.

[@mariyoreo]

Yesssss!!! Please add more podcasts to YT

[@sarahparsons9979]

Started my starter now while listening! I am so excited! Currently taking notes. Thank you :)

[@floridafarmhouse9177]

Thank you for this video! I was struggling to understand the feeding/discard process and you explained it so clearly.

[@bobgilbert362]

This was so awesome! You are such a great speaker! I’m surprised your not a professional radio personality! You covered every one of my questions except one. When you store your discarded starter in the refrigerator, should it be tightly sealed or loosely sealed or does it even matter? Thank you for taking the time to help us newbies! Especially with all the kids and your busy schedule! Happy baking!

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

it doesn't matter!

[@falinegallagher1218]

This was so informative. You clarified so many things that had been mentioned to me but never explained. We were just gifted a starter and are so new to everything sourdough. Thank you

[@arlenemiller3553]

Started my sourdough starter today, can't wait till its ready to use.

[@aracelysee9665]

I stumbled on your KZbin channel a few months ago and decided to start my sourdough starter. My coworker had been talking about starting one for about a year. Her mom had one for years when she was growing up and it was thrown away by mistake during a move. Anyways, I got inspired by your video and how easy it really was and now it's going strong and have now shared some with my coworker and one other person. And we've also made sourdough pancakes every weekend at our house since then. So anyways.. thank you so much for how easy you made the process and how simple it really was. Looking forward to maintaining "Roberta the starter" for years to come:)

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

so happy to hear that! i love that you're sharing your starter- one of my favorite things

[@lisafisk1966]

Thank you Lisa! I understand the process so much better now. I threw out a couple of starters that I now think were probably fine 🙄 oh well! Starting again! 👏🏻

[@sarahhemmings6579]

I love hearing Daniel in the background ❤️

[@billthompson4197]

Lisa, thank you SO MUCH for sharing your recipe book for free while we are all social distancing from home, very nice of you to do that! Really cool hearing the baby coo while you are talking! Great job on answering these questions. I love my discard old bay/sea salt crackers, and pizza dough.

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

You are so welcome!

[@kimsuepetzold1724]

Been making sourdough bread for four years and absolutely love sourdough bread.... but sourdough starter recipes are bomb and much more doable...Love ALL your sourdough starter recipes! Thank thank thank you!

[@jodihensley6299]

I’m not making due to lack of availability; I am making as a new thing to learn with my kids home. We are trying to learn or do something new every day. Thanks for the great information.

[@lispottable]

Thanks loads for the wonderful ebook!

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

You're very welcome!

[@MindyCasares]

Love it! Thank you ❤

[@gibbsacre2984]

Just made my first loaf of sourdough. Thank you so much for all your info.

[@lorettawinters7687]

Thank you so much for the information. I've tried a few times to make it. It seemed so complicated. It was working, I didn't know that then. So now I believe I have more confident to try again.

[@Irwhodunit]

Thank you for the Ebook. It's comprehensive and helpful. When you update the Ebook, I suggest you include the step of when to introduce the yeast into the initial workup. I would assume it's when you do the first mix of flour and filtered water. Another item that would be useful is a printer friendly version. That would be something with a smaller font and printable in 20 pages rather than 52.

[@robwestley7370]

Sandra Westley you don’t ever add bought yeast to a sourdough, mixing flour and water and waiting for it to ferment gives you the rising agent to make sourdough

[@valerieleblanc8066]

I made my first ever sourdough using your sourdough bread recipe! Instead of dividing it in two pans, I baked it at 450F for 30 minutes in my 7-quart cast iron dutch oven with the lid and another 7 minutes without( the bottom crust was starting to turn black, so maybe less than 7 minutes would work best; it still was delicious)

[@valerieleblanc8066]

*sourdough bread

[@DommieDarling1]

if you want to slow down the bottom crust you can put a baking sheet under your dutch oven, it will slow down the heat transfer a little.

[@elizabethrank6447]

You inspired me to make a starter over a year ago and it is still going strong! Learned something new today also, thank you. 💞

[@ernestinebowen989]

I started looking in to fermented foods this year. I have made sauerkraut and want to start making other foods. After watching a few of your videos, listening to this podcast, and visiting your webpage, it looks like sourdough starter is my next project.

[@pamannis7665]

Thank you for the ebook

[@lateshastephens9343]

Thank you! Thank you! Thank you!

[@RosaGlenJ]

I've had a sourdough for many years with unfiltered town water and have always had a beautiful starter- if anyone is worried about the water they use.

[@adashofgratitude7268]

Also…your English Muffin recipe is wonderful. Thank you.

[@Annekebr52]

I enjoy your lessons and you help me so much in this process. I am learning (and enjoying it!) more every day. Thank you very much

[@jcross9251]

Excellent very thorough job explaining!! Answered all my questions!!👏🏻

[@cindyengland9669]

What a great idea

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Thank you! 😊

[@n.s.7223]

Excellent Lisa!!! I was just thinking what to do with the discarded sourdough.

[@exoticaism]

I have made 2 sourdough breads with my mature starter and none of them have raised, I don’t know what I’m doing wrong, I’m a beginner so I will try again to do it.

[@GlueGunGurus]

Thank you Lisa!!!!!

[@Alane6889]

Thank you so much! You explained sourdough much better than 3 other ladies I’ve been following❤️

[@iwantahippopotomus]

I stumbled upon your channel thanks to homesteaders of america and I'm so grateful I did! Do you have any advice for managing a gluten free sourdough starter?

[@billgraham7441]

I really enjoy your stuff here!🙂

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@oceanluv88]

Thank you for the free ebook. Now I will have a great starter, and good things to make with it.

[@noname-hp4vv]

The stores are out of yeast! Have this on my counter for about a week. Looking forward to learning more and hopefully mine is right 🤞

[@noname-hp4vv]

Just made some bread, boy was it sticky and didnt rise much. But it tasted SO GOOD! Definitely has a different sour taste.

[@robwestley7370]

Sandra Westley you just need to feed your starter for longer, as it gets stronger it will rise your bread better, and to make it less sticky reduce the water in the recipe till you get more experience with dough.

[@terryweister9577]

Love this! I have started my own for the first time. My question is do I need to keep the discard in the refrigerator from day one.

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

when you're establishing it, I recommend keeping it out on the counter for that first week

[@TobyNelly85]

Thank you so much for sharing your recipes! Excited to download :) Loved your first book, can't wait for a recipe book!

[@annamarie6529]

I’m making my first batch of bread today! Thank you so much for all the knowledge you share!

[@anreinhardt6776]

Thank you for the ebook I love watching your Chanel and your recipes using your sourdough starter

[@rachelramage2149]

Thank-you Lisa! This podcast was amazing.

[@adashofgratitude7268]

Thank you for keeping it real. I love your content. ❤️

[@AmysMusic7]

There are studies that show that bread made with sourdough starter that was made with regular (not GF flour)-of course the dough has to be allows right ferment, turn out technically gluten free. The gal at Cultured Food Life discusses the studies on her podcast. My sisters father in law is GF, but he can eat her sourdough bread. Has anyone else had this experience or know of these studies? Happy sourdough baking!

[@staceyrogers1733]

Can you make starter with white flour and once established add ancient grains to feed. Not sure I want to use my expensive floor knowing I will discard half.

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

yes! although I will say, after 2 days you can start using your discard in recipes. here's a link to a roundup of discard recipes --www.farmhouseonboone.com/no-wait-sourdough-recipes

[@marieparks5674]

I’m loving my sourdough starter so far

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

so happy to hear that!

[@paulfletcher4331]

Excellent sourdough recipes just joined Paul from UK 🙂

[@JesusLovingHomesteader]

Amazing video! Thank you

[@katiejon17]

I really do know how you do everything that you do.

[@jugglinglifewithpurpose]

Thank you Lisa!! This was super helpful!!

[@TheHawkinsNest]

How can I increase my starter? I got a big jar I want to use but everyone says to take out half to feed it more and I’m wondering if I can just feed it, without discarding? Thanks 😊

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

you can, you can also feed it larger amounts to grow it

[@Homestead-ish]

This was brilliant and made me under the process so much more!

[@LollipopBoxClub]

Thank you so much. I really enjoyed listening to this and you answered many questions for me. Thanks also for the e book. That's so kind xx

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

You are so welcome!

[@LollipopBoxClub]

@@FarmhouseonBoone I'm just using my starter for the very first time. I've just popped an apple and peach cobbler in the oven. Thank you for the inspiration 🙂

[@alikettmer9714]

So Excited to Find your channel!!!

[@2225ram]

This is so helpful! Thank you!

[@debbiealb2647]

Thank you

[@GollyHolightly]

There seem to exist different ways to start sourgough. I feed my starter with 100g water and 100g flour each day for five dass and it works perfect, no need to Feed more because the starter accumulates. The recipe is out of a german book about baking traditional breads.

[@robwestley7370]

You must have a bucket full by now, there is no need to use so much flour, it works on a lot less, as Lisa says😂

[@GollyHolightly]

Dear Rob, that‘s just for the starter. At the start. ;-) After havin enough starter for the first bread I only take off three spoons and feed to keep it alive with a bit of water and flour. That fits into a small jar. 😂

[@katesemple555]

I started a sourdough starter a couple years ago, got it going, but then gave up on it because it felt like too much work. Then a few weeks before everything went crazy I decided to start again! Weird but perfect timing. It's nice and active now. My biggest question is how often do I need to replace/wash the jar I keep it in? I see some people weigh out some starter into a clean jar every time they feed it, and some use the same jar seemingly forever. Also, every feed I've been weighing the flour and water, but I've seen one video where she just eyeballs the amounts based on consistency. Once your starter is active do you really need to be so exact?

[@DommieDarling1]

I weigh my starter into a new clean jar every feed, it is a bit of a pain in terms of cleaning. you can go about a week with the same jar but just try avoid and crusty bits on the sides.

[@miltonhumphus4020]

Hi Lisa thank you much for your free e-book , wife and I are into sourdough and we're both new at it and your videos have helped so much , I have a question when a recipe calls for 3 cups of starter do you stir it down first and then measure your 3 cups or measure 3 cup straight out , help please thanks :)

[@bjt7897]

I love watching your videos! Last night I realized I had fed 2 of my starters with self-rising flour... how can I fix it?

[@lizaparker4389]

Thank you thank you thank you!!!!

[@homemakingwithmarissa]

It’s back. I went back to watch part of this again and it was gone! Thinking I may document my sourdough journey. I’ve wanted to start one for years. What better time? 😍

[@AmysMusic7]

Ok so I LOVE your sourdough discard pancakes. They turn out great. Then I tried to make your English muffins and cinnamon raisin loaf, and so many problems. I have been successfully baking sourdough bread from my starter for a few years and it turns out wonderfully. My usual method is to make a levain from my starter, then build the dough. When I try your method of something like a cup of-happy fed at its peak-starter directly into making the dough, it breaks or never develops structure. At least it didn’t with the cinnamon raisin loaf. I beat it in my mixer like you recommended, and it just killed it. I have noticed if I use my mixer for my usual sourdough loaf I make, it doesn’t rise either. But it’s fine when I mix by hand. Does that mean my starter is too delicate somehow? Then I made your English muffins and they seemed great. They tasted and looked fine. But when I looked at the extra ones I made later in the day, they had started turning like a grayish black. They still smelled and tasted fine. Thanks, Lisa!

[@FiiiFantasy]

Hey Lisa :) I have a question: my mature starter (I've been feeding it since 10 days) is now at a state where I could use it for bread. I won't need it for another week or so though so I want to put it in the fridge until then. At what point do I put it in the fridge? When it's hungry so about 24 hours after I fed it last OR when I just fed it? Please let me know I can't find an answer to that unfortunately. Thank you :)

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

i would feed it a couple hours before putting it in the fridge

[@michelled5273]

This was a great help! Thank you.

[@Respect44321]

Thank you Lisa!! I love your videos! I was watching your sourdough videos yesterday, and I came across your water keifer video. Are you still making water keifer? I would love an update. Thank you Lisa

[@kmcte5]

I started my starter 7 days ago. When do I know when it is mature/ established to be used? Also, somewhere down the road if I have 1 cup of established starter and I need to feed it is it 1 cup flour and 1 cup water or 1/2 cup flour and 1/2 cup water which equals 1 cup????

[@victoriac1672]

So so helpful. Thank you

[@deniseracine6788]

Very interesting! Thank you for your generosity. I don’t know how you manage to keep an online profile, write a book and be a mom but hats off to you! You have answered many of the questions I had in tour blog. I just downloaded your book. Quick question, in the recipes your just wrote “flour” as ingredients. Can any type of flour be used (mainly for the bread recipe)? Do you have a favorite flour for bread making?

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

einkorn is my personal favorite! whole wheat is also a good go to

[@luellaklassen6439]

Farmhouse on Boone where do you get einkorn grain?

[@jiberri]

Hi Lisa, Would you please give me a basic conversion for yeast to sourdough starter in recipes? I have a roll recipe that calls for .5 tsp instant yeast and I want to use starter. Thank you!

[@barbarabello4148]

You have been so helpful, I am new at SD and wonder how do you get so much made in a jar? What ratio do you use to get the quantity. Please advise as I love to bake

[@FarmhouseonBoone]

If I want to bake more then I feed it more. Just increase to the amount you think you want to use....

[@barbarabello4148]

@@FarmhouseonBoone thanks. Equal flour to water ratio?