Mabel recipe

Mabel

Dukinfield, United Kingdom

Mixture

100%
Liquid Flour Other
Mabel

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Since 2016

I baked yeasted bread for many years but was getting bloated even with homemade so i read up about sourdough and decided to give it a go

Characteristics

Very reliable with a slightly paint like smell, bubbles up to peak within 6 hours

Taste & flavour

Mabel top shot

Recipe

Starting ingredients

  • 100% Strong white flour
  • 100% Water
  • 20% White rye flour

Feeding ingredients

1
I bake 3 times a week and feed my starter in the morning and by 3pm it’s ready to use

Working method

1
I built my starter over 3 weeks by using equal amounts of strong white flour and cooled boiled water and occasionally added a teaspoon of white rye too
100% Strong white flour 100% Water 20% White rye flour
2
I discard by half when it reaches 150g and tend to keep 75 grams

Result

Louise Fitzgerald

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