Dear First name / friend,
It's that time of the week! Hopefully you've got some time to bake this weekend. And if not, then maybe you can use this info to plan your next bake!
I'm going to keep answering some common questions I've seen popping up - if you have one, feel free to send it to me :-) There's a link to last week's question at the bottom of this email.
This week's question is all about storing your starter in the fridge. It's a popular topic and there are so many questions that I get asked about it. “Can I use my sourdough starter straight out of the fridge - I fed it before it went into the fridge”.
Now before I start - I want to say that you really don't want to put your sourdough starter into the fridge until it's matured.
Once it's in the fridge, you'll still need to feed it, but not as regularly. Now if you fed your starter before it went into the fridge, it will be quite happy in there. Your starter will still rise - and fall as it uses all of the energy you've given it. It will just do everything more slowly as it's in a dormant state.
When you want to bake with it, you don't want to use it right from the fridge. You need to take it out, discard and feed and let it come to peak. If you use it straight from the fridge, you're using a tired, sleepy starter. And that's not going to result in amazing sourdough!
If you're looking for a full list of all the question and answers around storing your sourdough starter in the fridge (and baking with a refrigerated starter), I've written a comprehensive guide to storing your sourdough starter in the fridge here.
If you're looking for a new sourdough recipe to try this week - why not give these Sourdough Discard Iced Buns a try. Seriously, they are delicious and have been getting rave reviews!
I also wanted to share this printable with you - it's a comprehensive list of dough weights for common bread shapes. You can measure out perfect hot dog rolls, hamburger buns, English Muffins, grissini, pizza dough and so much more! You'll find the full list and printable here!
Oh and if you missed last week's question - you can read the question and answer here.
As always, I love to see your sourdough wins - and help you with any problems you might be having. Have a question you'd like answered on my site? Let me know!
Until next week,
Wishing you sourdough success,
Kate
