18 hour bread - Help! Losing my touch

[luvnit]

I am going to try another batch, but my last batch didn't even rise! I added 1/4 cup of sourdough to the batter. It did rise in the bowl overnight. Then I turned it out to sit and then rise again and it never did. It just sat there and did nothing.

Anyone else try the sourdough method and have this problem? Any advice out there?

[cjs]

I can't help any - I've never done the sourdough addition. Hope someone gets here to help.

[luvnit]

I know Sharon has done it. Sharon where are you?

[DFen911]

I'm still too new to this to offer advice and haven't done it with the starter yet.

Is it drafty where the second rise is taking place? I know when we did the sour dough at school with the starter we put it in a proofer. At home I turn my oven on to 200 and the minute it's preheated I turn it off. Make my dough, cover it with plastic wrap and put in the oven to rise.

[Harborwitch]

Here I am. Did you feed your sourdough the night before??? I've never had that problem unless my sourdough needed feeding. Reminds me - time to get mine out of the fridge and feed it up for some bread making!!!

[luvnit]

You know what Sharon. I did feed it the night before, BUT... It had been a while since I fed it. It was a little sluggish. I think I should have done this:

1. Fed it and let it sit
2. Throw out 1/2
3. Feed it again and wait 4 hours

Then use it in the recipe. I think that would have done it. Perhaps it was just a little tired.

What do you do when your starter gets tired?

[Gourmet_Mom]

I won't say it...I won't!

OK...now what dooo you do when your sour dough is "tired"...heheheheh?!?!

(Now Mel Brooks has jumped in my head..."What you do, do you do, so well?" At least that's my memory of the line...very funny!)

Okay...sorry...

On with the bread making....

[Harborwitch]

I just fed mine and have it sitting on the counter - tomorrow I'll check it, and do exactly that. We've been eating the last sourdough biscuits I made and froze - boy were they good! I can't wait for some good bread!

[cjs]

go find your room, Daphne...

[luvnit]

Thank you Sharon. I knew in my heart (afterward) I screwed up.



Daphne ~ That Mel sure is a funny guy!