Fleur recipe

Fleur

Cottonwood, United States

Mixture

50%
50%
Liquid Flour Other
Fleur

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Since 2020

My middle son was telling me about the starter he was creating as something to do during the pandemic since he was not working. I work in healthcare, so that wasn't my situation, but I decided to join in the fun and it has been a real bonding activity- long distance, because he is in Pennsylvania, 2,300 miles away.

Characteristics

She's pretty standard as far as sourdough taste goes. I love her smell and the texture she gives all the recipes I've tried with her, using both fed and unfed.

Taste & flavour

Recipe

Starting ingredients

  • 113g King arthur unbleached all purpose white flour
  • 113g R o water

Feeding ingredients

  • 113g Starter
  • 113g King arthur unbleached all purpose white flour
  • 113g R o water
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After the initial 5 days, I kept the starter in the fridge, feeding it at least weekly, weighing each ingredient on my kitchen scale.
113g Starter 113g King arthur unbleached all purpose white flour 113g R o water

Working method

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I used the King Arthur Flour sourdough starter instructions, using their unbleached all purpose white flour (because I couldn't get rye) and water treated by our reverse osmosis system.
113g King arthur unbleached all purpose white flour 113g R o water

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