Mixture

100%
Liquid Flour Other
Stardust

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Since 2016

To have some spare natural yeast in the fridge, and using the discards to make snacks. My family do not consume much bread and even when they do, they prefer soft loaves. So I try to include sourdough in other ways to suit our southeast asian palette.

Characteristics

Smells like ripe bananas, occasionally beery. A feed at room temp. can see the stardust rise to approx. double size in about 4-6 hours. Feeding is usually done in the early evening and by bedtime, the jar goes into the fridge for storage until the next feed.

Taste & flavour

Stardust top shot
Stardust jar shot
Stardust front shot
Stardust rising shot

Recipe

Starting ingredients

  • 60% Bread flour
  • 40% Distilled water

Feeding ingredients

  • 60% Whole wheat pastry flour
  • 40% Distilled water
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No specific schedule for feeding, just based on my mood, schedule and the smell of the stardust after coming out of the fridge for 1-3 hours. I may change the flour components as and when availability becomes an issue or whatever new flour type piques my curiosity. Water is added to the flour components just enough to form a stiff sticky ball. See first picture of dough for reference.
60% Whole wheat pastry flour 40% Distilled water

Working method

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Percentages are all approximate, I use only a spoon for adding the flour and a shot glass for adding the water.
60% Bread flour 40% Distilled water

Result

Steamed whole wheat chinese buns (包子)

dough includes whole wheat flour, bread flour, milk powder, butter, egg, sugar, salt, baking soda
Stardust Steamed whole wheat chinese buns (包子) first overview
Stardust Steamed whole wheat chinese buns (包子) second overview
Stardust Steamed whole wheat chinese buns (包子) first slice

English muffins

recipe adapted from King Arthur's website
Stardust English muffins first overview

Deep fried banana fritters

0.5 cup discard, 2 eggs, 4 tbsp sugar, 1.5 cups plain flour, 1 tsp baking powder, 0.5 tsp baking soda, 9 small bananas
Stardust Deep fried banana fritters  first overview
Stardust Deep fried banana fritters  second overview
Stardust Deep fried banana fritters  first slice
Stardust Deep fried banana fritters  second slice

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