Parm?

[pedrobedro]

quick question for swmbo . Sourdough starters I read about say something like , do this, do that, Then Dispose of half the mixture ? Is that correct ? Seems a waste.
So advise please on what to do. Thank you in advance.

My wife uses the spare starter to make the oatcakes and pikelets, naans and other projects and you can add it into your ordinary bread mix if you do any. We do a batch of small cobs when we can get flour but there's no strong bread flour round here at the moment.

 

[stuvy]

quick question for swmbo . Sourdough starters I read about say something like , do this, do that, Then Dispose of half the mixture ? Is that correct ? Seems a waste.
So advise please on what to do. Thank you in advance.

just make a small loaf or biscuits then feed your starter

 

[Parm]

quick question for swmbo . Sourdough starters I read about say something like , do this, do that, Then Dispose of half the mixture ? Is that correct ? Seems a waste.
So advise please on what to do. Thank you in advance.

I’ll chip in. I read those instructions and then ignored them. Equal quantities of plain flour and water for 7 days. Mix and leave lid of the jar off. Soon it starts fermenting and becomes alive. To keep Started place lid and store in fridge where it goes to sleeep. To use take out, remove lid and allow to get to room starter. It becomes alive and ready to use. Just top up with flour and water to replace what’s used

 

[MBB]

When watching the telly cooks their stoves seem to be much hotter than my gas cooker. Some of them have flames on them six inches high. I'm sure this must make a big difference when trying to cook the spicy dishes that they make. Do they have special equipment that us mortals haven't.

 

[slim_boy_fat]

My wife has the starter in the fridge for sourdough, it's been going for 8 years now. This is the loaf from last week. The starter is used in oatcakes, scones, naans and lots of other projects.

She ought to part out some of the starter and sell it, I'd certainly pay for some to get round all the faffing about that seems to be involved in getting the thing going.

@Parm's post above seems to have simplified the process, but still.......

 

[Parm]

When watching the telly cooks their stoves seem to be much hotter than my gas cooker. Some of them have flames on them six inches high. I'm sure this must make a big difference when trying to cook the spicy dishes that they make. Do they have special equipment that us mortals haven't.

Nothing special required at all. I suspect all those flames are just for a bit of theatre and drama for viewer entertainment

I have an induction hob, no flames at all. Somehow manage to make edible food

 

[duncans]

are you cooking again parn today i bet your Mrs loves your cooking mate it looks great

 

[Parm]

are you cooking again parn today i bet your Mrs loves your cooking mate it looks great

I cook every day, home made pizza tonigh, cooked on the flat plate. Dough has been on the go for two days

 

[Bullet2012]

but there's no strong bread flour round here at the moment.

That’s not an issue here, direct from the mill

 

[duncans]

you need to write all the recipes down parm so we can follow how you doing it also i think you going need a chef outfit lol

 

[Blake's 7]

@Parm, Please post your recipe for the Cornish pasties. Thanks.

 

[duncans]

@Parm, Please post your recipe for the Cornish pasties. Thanks.

think parm is in the wrong job he wants get is self on master chef

 

[Mick Annick]

That’s not an issue here, direct from the mill View attachment 225823

I used to live 200yds from that mill before I moved here!

 

[Parm]

think parm is in the wrong job he wants get is self on master chef

No never in a million years

 

[Mick Annick]

That’s not an issue here, direct from the mill View attachment 225823

If you’re in Berkshire you ought to try Doves Farm for flour too - just the other side of Hungerford, one fo the best for bread flour

 

[Parm]

My cooking storey is interesting.

I’m third generation Punjabi, born in west London.

Dad come from a family of all boys, he doesn’t have any sisters. Gran did it all. She ran the house.

On mums side it was all sisters, they learned how to do everything

When they got married mum was dumbfounded that the old boy couldn’t even pour a glass of water

I learnt how to cook here n there. Then came the big moment. When I went to uni in 1990, mum gave me a box of ingredients and dad gave me £800.

Well the money lasted 3 weeks, I had the time of my life, and I had a box of ingredients

I phoned mum and asked to make things, it started simple and more n more complicated, of course there were some spectacular disasters. I still hate pressure cookers. They are more scarry than a 9” angry grinder

I’m the oldest of two brothers, we don’t have a young female in our family. We both have boys

Mum had a mission, the pair of us weren’t going to end up like dad. If no one makes food he goes hungry

Over the years we have learnt to cook, mostly from mum. Then as you get older you start to play around with other things. For me Indian food is easy, so I play with things we didn’t do. Now having kids (4th gen) they don’t do anything Indian, they can’t even speak punjabi whereas I can fluently, so instead of freezer stuff we do it properly at home.

I find cooking very therapeutic and relaxing. I get great satisfaction when some enjoys what I’ve made

 

[Parm]

So tonight it was pizza, but Parm style. Dough was two days in the making, cooked on the steel flat plate you’ve seen.

Spicy beef, olives, red onion, green chilly, mushrooms (toppings sparingly applied), home made tomato sauce and cheddar cheese

Before

After

Boys loved em

These bad boys are lock down favourites.

Modified dough recipe courtesy of @mtt.tr and the advice of his good lady.

You’ll have to come over once this is all done

 

[Westfield-builder]

There may be a queue .. . . . .

 

[stuvy]

@mtt.tr can you post up the recipe please for the dough

I’m waiting on yeast through the post then will do some pizzas. Will be delivering a few to our neighbours as we are lucky to have some brilliant ones

 

[pedrobedro]

Something else to do with your sourdough starter when you feed it rather than throw any, make some crackers. We did a batch of them today. My wife makes the dough then splits it and freezes half than we make some and bake them when we are using the oven.