Dear First name / friend, 

I hope you've had a lovely week! Have you had a chance to bake anything sourdough this week? It's been a busy week in my kitchen with too many batches of sourdough crackers flying out of my oven (they really do seem to disappear!). 

 

This week, I've had loads of questions about sourdough starters - so I thought I'd share some resources to help you perfect your starter and make sure it's the best it possibly can be!
“Help! My sourdough starter just isn't rising, even though I'm feeding it consistently. What have I done wrong?”.

 

Sourdough starters can take more time to get going than you might think. Generally 2 weeks is the absolute minimum - some starters can take a lot longer to get going. It's not always something that you're doing wrong.

 

There are so many factors that affect the time it takes for your starter to really get established. The flour you use, the water you use, the temperature of your kitchen and whether you're weighing your ingredients will all affect the success of your sourdough starter and when it's ready to bake with.

 

You really want your starter to have the consistency of warm peanut butter - thicker is definitely better! If your starter is too runny, you can use these tips to rectify it.

 

If your starter really isn't moving and you want to give it a boost, you can use these tips to make it thrive! 

 

The most important thing you can do for your starter is to make sure you're discarding before every single feed. It really is the best way to ensure your colony of yeast and bacteria thrives!

 

Seeing as it's November I wanted to share some cinnamon inspired recipes with you! These sourdough cinnamon muffins are so simple - but oh so delicious! And these sweet cinnamon sourdough crackers are really worth making for something a little different! And if you love fruit loaf - this sourdough fruit loaf with cinnamon is really quite lovely.

 

Oh and if you missed last week's question - you can read the question and answer here. Last week we talked about the best flour for sourdough bread!

 

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