I've again neglected my sourdough starter. Can't remember the last time I fed it, but I'm thinking it was back in March.
So Monday, I took the starters out of the fridge (one fed with organic rye and the other with my bread flour)
and fed them both and spun off a third for a friend of Matt's.
Left them on the counter over night and by early morning they had more than doubled.
I fed them one more time Tuesday morning and used some of the discard to bake a sourdough biga.
This time the starters doubled in half the time and last night I used the biga to make a batch of sourdough.
Finished the last stretch and fold around 8:30 last night and left it on the counter to rise overnight.
Got up at 4:00 AM and shaped 8 baguettes.
They were ready to bake before 6:00 AM. It is easier for me to bake in the morning before work than after work.
I love my starter. Never fails even after months of neglect.
