Comment on Easiest GF Sourdough Starter by Chantal.
Hi Ellen! I’m so happy that you’ve found my recipes! You’re never too late to the bread baking party! So happy to have you! It might be better not to use metal spoons or utensils to mix your starter. Some say that it can have a reactive effect on the wild natural yeast. I can’t say that I’ve experimenting much in this department, I simply use plastic or wood chopsticks or spoons when I mix my starter. I do use a regular spoon to add flour to my starter, and that’s fine. I just don’t use it to mix. As for the bread, I’ve never baked with a stainless steel (All-Clad) Dutch oven, if you do try it, let us know how it goes. Just make sure that your pot is ok in a very hot 450° F oven. And use unbleached parchment paper under your loaf (and to transfer your loaf) to make sure it doesn’t stick to the bottom of your pot.
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Easiest GF Sourdough Starter
Hi Denise! I think I have both GF sourdough pancakes and waffle recipes in my Facebook group. Are you in the group already? If not search, Gluten-Free Vegan Baking by Fresh is Real on Facebook and request to join. Once in the group, in the search bar type in waffles or pancakes and it should bring up any older posts with recipes. You mentioned that you don’t use oats, what do you typically use to replace eggs in a gluten-free recipe? Or do you consume eggs?
Easiest GF Sourdough Starter
Hi Helen! I’m just seeing your questions now. Not sure what you decided to do but yes, in a pinch you could feed your starter a different gluten-free flour such as white rice flour or sorghum. I would probably choose sorghum first as it too works very well to create a GF sourdough starter.
Easiest GF Sourdough Starter
Hi Sarah! Of course, you can! Other GF flours that work well for GF sourdough starters are sorghum flour, light buckwheat flour (or freshly milled buckwheat groats), millet, GF oat, and grain-free cassava flour. I’ve tried with many other GF flours, such as teff (great for Injera), dark buckwheat, green banana flour, etc., but those flours tend to require more attention to maintain.
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Hi Ann! I think using sorghum flour instead of oat flour for 1/2 cup should be fine. Alternatively, almond flour would work too if you’re not allergic to nuts.
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Hi Megan! This is a reply that I shared with another baker with the same question.
I did test the recipe with buckwheat flour, but the results weren’t as great but comparable. I’ve been looking for my notes as I tested this variation before the holidays. The idea would be to use 175g of light buckwheat flour to replace the 175g of buckwheat groats with enough water to moisten the mixture. You’ll need at least one cup of water, possibly a bit more. I would still use a blender to help blend/purée all the ingredients into a smooth batter-like dough. If you try it before I find my notes or try it again, please share your results with us.
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Hi Lisa! With the cassava flour sourdough starter did you change any other ingredients in the bread recipe? It’s possible that using a grain-free starter such as cassava starter could have contribute to a dough texture with more moisture. Did you try again after this attempt? I realize you posted your comment a few months ago but I’m just seeing it now.
