As the topic states How can I mother some yeast on the cheap side?
Yes, But I'm also talking about pizza yeast, Bread, yeast so and so on!Are you talking about making a sourdough starter? If so, go here!
Thanks mate, I would like to say Yeah my pizza is literally 100% homemade from the yeast to the dough to the ingredientsDerek - Take a quick look at some recipes for bread, pizza dough, cinnamon buns, etc. They all contain different amounts of flour, sugar, etc. They all call for yeast. Pretty much out of the packet or container.
If you want to start a sourdough starter go to the above mentioned website. You can use the starter form nost whatever you would like to make.
If you want to know more about Artisn breads, which is where I think you are going, take a quick look at this site.
If you prefer to read try "Artisan Bread in five minutes a day" or "The Breadmakers Bible".
Possibly JoeV or Pie Susan will stop by this thread and have more to add.
Keep on bakin it - It's fun and it tastes good.
Yes, But I'm also talking about pizza yeast, Bread, yeast so and so on!
Yes, just use all purpose flour or bread flour, whichever you have on hand. i made mine from that recipe using all purpose flour, and it's been alive for about 10 months.Can I do the exact same recipe as above in the posted link? but use white flour and regular pineapple juice?
I've been buying 'bulk' yeast about a year now, Last time at GFS, Red Star is ~ $4.50 for 2#, SAF ~ $2.50 for 1#.
RedStar ADY is what I use in my breads.Double check that Red Star you're buying to make certain it's not Active Dry Yeast (ADY). ADY must be proofed/activated in warm water and sugar before using it in a recipe, and has less live yeast spores by volume than Instant Yeast. Instant yeast is put in with the dry ingredients and requires no proofing/activation. I noticed the Red Star on the shelf the last time I was in GFS about 2 weeks ago, and it was ADY. BTW, the price of SAF went to $2.99. It's still cheaper than the 3-strip packets, and one pound will make about 96 loaves of bread, which is about $.031 per loaf, vs about $.40 per loaf using the 3-strip packets (even more if you buy it at the fancy grocery stores). If you made 96 loaves of bread using 1 of those strip packets per loaf, your yeast cost would be $38.00+ for ADY. Significant cost difference!
Thanks mate, I would like to say Yeah my pizza is literally 100% homemade from the yeast to the dough to the ingredients
Thanks for the recipe Joe, But right now I'm looking to grow yeast, And your comment about pizza, Your right but it could be %98 percent homemade.Keep in mind that not everyone likes sourdough bread, so to make a sourdough pizza dough, it might just turn some people off. Also, many sourdough bread recipes call for 1/2 Cup of sourdough starter, and an additional amount of Instant Yeast if you want the dough to double in size within one hour. With starter alone, you could be looking at 2-3 hours for the dough to double in size. Often the sourdough starter is used to add flavor to the dough, and not as the primary leavening agent. If you want to start out with a simple and delicious dough, give this recipe a try.
BTW, your pizza will not be 100% homemade until you raise the wheat for the flour and take it through its life cycle until it is ready to turn to bread, gather your salt from the salt flats of the world, raise the cows to gather the milk and turn it into cheese, raise the pigs to turn into pepperoni & sausage, plant and harvest the vegetables used for toppings and tomato sauce (don't forget your herb garden as well) and harvest the olives to turn into EVOO. I'm sure I forgot something else, but you get my point.
Take your time and study as much as you can about bread science as you can. Once you learn the interaction of ingredients and baker's percentages, then you can stretch out into different styles. Go to the library and get books by Beard or Reinhart or Levy to learn how to make delicious breads. Yes, your bread may be very good compared to store bought bread, but there is even more to experience in complex flavors once you learn some of the secrets from the masters. I've been doing this for a little more than one year, and I have just scratched the surface of bread baking knowledge, not to mention making almost 200 loaves of bread in that time. Seek first wisdom & knowledge, and fame will follow.
Ok, I've successfully made a starter dough from a recipe, but that same recipes it's only good for 2 weeks am I reading it wrong?
Oh defently Wart, I'm going to feed it once week on Sunday like I do my plant'sOnly two weeks? I don't know what recipe you used, two weeks sounds pretty good if it isn't being maintained.
It will (probably) last (much) longer if you feed it like it's sourdough.
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Ok, I've successfully made a starter dough from a recipe, but that same recipes it's only good for 2 weeks am I reading it wrong?
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sourdough-Starter-2/Detail.aspxPost the recipe you used so we can look it over, because like Wart said, a starter should last longer than 2 weeks. It almost sounds like you made the Master Dough from Artisan Breads in 5 Minutes a Day. That dough is only good for 2 weeks in the fridge, but it's not a starter. i must admit that in my brief tenure with flour & yeast, you're the first to become consumed with "growing yeast."
http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Sourdough-Starter-2/Detail.aspx
That one, And I've read it wrong it. So I apologize .
By the way I've added olive oil to my starter and it still fermented.
because of the olive oil? but if I contaminated it, Why did it ferment and work?If you are going to use this starter recipe, make sure you feed it every 10-14 days with equal weights of flour and water. If you start to have too much starter, just throw out half and start over with a good feeding.
Regarding adding olive oil to your starter, I'm not touching that one. You're on your own. IMO, you have contaminated the starter, and I would not use it past 1 week, regardless of how much you feed it, nurture it, pamper it or whatever you do to it. Actually, I would not use it all. Good Luck, FMD, cuz you're on your own.
because of the olive oil? but if I contaminated it, Why did it ferment and work?
I've put about 2 teaspoons in and it ate it right away.Because you used commercial yeast and it ate the flour.
Far as I know yeast does not eat oil so I'm not sure what putting oil in a starter would do except make a barrier between the yeast and the food it needs. Apparently you didn't put in enough oil to make an absolute barrier.
I've put about 2 teaspoons in and it ate it right away.
Well, there is a pizza dough that called for the oil to be mixed with the yeast right before the proofing and it worked for that. "Food Network recipe!"Ate what?
Not the oil.
If there is no oil floating it soaked into the flour.
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Well, there is a pizza dough that called for the oil to be mixed with the yeast right before the proofing and it worked for that. "Food Network recipe!"
So that's where I got my idea from.
Wart, Your not being a snob, Your trying to keep me healthy and point me in the right direction, Like most folks are doing on this forum.I'm not going to knock experimentation.
And I'm not going to argue with you.
Proofing yeast is different than a starter/sponge.
I'm not sure if putting oil in a starter/sponge hurts the starter/sponge, I'm pretty sure it does nothing to help the yeast to acclimate to it's environment. Yeast adapts to it's medium, and I'm pretty sure yeast finds oils only slightly more palatable than the bowl it's living in.
FROM A PRACTICAL point of view, I use the same sponge (post 9?) for all my yeast breads, effectively. What I do with it makes the difference. Pizza gets olive oil, bread and buns can get shortening (though not for a while), olive oil (sometimes), butter (my favorite grease), or nothing (most common). Whats in the starter is in the dough.
If I were you I would make something out of the starter you already have and start over with a new batch.
And not to be a snob, but let's be real here. ... A Sourdough Snob would make a big deal out of your using commercial yeast to create a starter. I say big Whoop. Thing is, you don't have weeks invested in nurturing natural yeast, and you didn't put oil in your Great Grandmothers generational starter, just use what you have or toss it and start over.
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Wart, Your not being a snob,
Derek, before you start experimenting I believe you need to read some serious bread baking books and get familiar with breadbaking recipes in general before you choose to go off on your own.
There are certain formulae that work and there is a reason why they work. JoeV likes to weigh his ingredients when he bakes bread so that he is assured the same outcome.