Comment on Sorghum Sourdough Starter by Chantal.
Hi Pat! A brown rice starter should work fine. Although for this specific recipe I did not test it as I wanted to make it a rice-free loaf. Or yes, you’re also right to suggest that you can feed a brown rice starter sorghum flour to convert it. Although I wouldn’t convert all your brown rice starter. Just take a spoonful or two of your rice starter, transfer it to a new jar and feed it sorghum flour. That way once ready it will be almost all sorghum flour. Let me know what you decide to try and how it works out! Chantal
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Hi Janelle! Did your starter show signs of bubbliness or growth during those 7 days? How does it smell? Did you decide to bake with some? Ideally, you want your starter to be nice and active before using some in a bread recipe. If you still feel like your starter is not behaving like it should, consider removing half of what is in your jar. Then feed it a generous portion of flour with just enough water to stir. If you have organic apples, pineapple or grapes, place a piece of fruit or a few grapes into the starter for 12-24 hours and watch it transform into happy yeast. Remove the fruit after that time. You might have to feed it again to create more starter before you use some in a recipe.
Sorghum Sourdough Starter
Hi Lauren! If your water is room temperature or a little warmer (70-85°F) that will be perfect. In the winter when my kitchen is really cold, I occasionally will boil water, let it cool and mix it with some room temperature water to create a cozy water temperature. Doing so often means that your dough will be happier and potentially rise a little faster.
Sorghum Sourdough Starter
Sorry to hear about the smelly starter! It can happen. It doesn’t always mean that it’s bad, but it could mean that it needs more than half to be discarded and then fed more fresh flour with just enough water. Also, transferring a spoonful to a new clean jar can help get rid of less than desirable bacteria. As for flours, of course, you can use something other than light buckwheat flour. Examples are GF oat flour, millet, teff, and almond meal/flour if not allergic. White rice flour could work, but I’ve never tried it in this recipe. If you need to keep the bread free of rice, then your best bet would be millet, oat or almond.
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