Reviewed: Nov. 29, 2009

Made great starter! I had it almost a month and it made great bread. I'm so sad, I forgot to stir and feed for 2 days durring thanksgiving and it molded. I had put it on top of my fridge when my company was here and I forgot about it.

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greenbabby

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Home Town: New Port Richey, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Aug. 19, 2009

I had never made sourdough starter before and this made some perfect starter. I started it on Sunday night and added 1/4 c flour & 1/4 c water for 2 mornings. Today, Wednesday I made the Plain and Simple Sourdough Bread from this site and it was delicious. I know that the bread will be better the longer the starter sits so I can't wait to make my next 20 batches of bread :)

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Cindy in Pensacola

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Home Town: Stockton, California, USA

Living In: Pensacola, Florida, USA

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Reviewed: Jul. 13, 2009

I had never made sourdough bread before and this worked great. I'm even making my second loaf today and hoping for a more sour flavor(I read the older the sourdough starter, the stronger the flavor).I'm working through all the bread machine recipes on this site and for my first sourdough bread, I used "Plain and Simple Sourdough Bread." My boyfriend and I liked the combination so well, that I'm using it again for today's loaf! Yum!

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Burns Boiled Water

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Reviewed: Apr. 2, 2009

great starter

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nevaehgm

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Reviewed: Mar. 15, 2009

I thought this was a great starter. I used it with the San Fransisco Sourdough Bread recipe. It turned out great. It is quick and easy.

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Christina

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Living In: Rogersville, Tennessee, USA

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Reviewed: Feb. 9, 2009

I have tried many sour dough starters, but none have worked. This one worked like a dream, did not go moldy, and gave a lovely sour taste to the bread!

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Reviewed: Jan. 18, 2009

first time i made bread came out perfect

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Reviewed: May 26, 2008

I haven't tried this one yet but I am curious if I can use whole wheat flour instead of all purpose.

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Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2008

This recipe seems to be a bit overactive. I would use less commercial yeast in the future, and feed smaller amounts. It may work well for someone baking often with more space for it to grow than the jar, but it's too much for me. I have also found that when I do mini-feedings, and I use cool water (not cold) it works fine, and does what I want it to do.

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Reviewed: Mar. 25, 2008

This is my first attempt with a sourdough starter - or any starter. It was easy to do and makes a great loaf - really, really tasty with the bread machine.

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Corrine

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Reviewed: Mar. 16, 2008

I've used this recipe many times. It's not only better than the others I tried, it the quickest also. I've been able to keep the same started going for months, but had to get a larger glass jar.

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CAVEWOMAN884

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Home Town: Friendship, New York, USA

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Reviewed: Dec. 26, 2007

Simple and easy...I made the San Francisco Sourdough bread. Great combo!

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DJRUHF

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Reviewed: Oct. 24, 2006

This was certainly easy to do. The first batch of starter made a very good loaf of bread. However, the amount of sugar (1/4 cup) called for to "feed" the starter seemed to be too much. The second loaf of bread turned out to be way too sweet. I will try reducing the amount of sugar in the next "feeding". I used the starter in both hand mixed and kneeded bread as well as a bread machine. In both cases the starter worked fine.

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LynnzR

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Reviewed: Nov. 20, 2005

Had no problems with it!

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Reviewed: Feb. 3, 2005

Easy and low maintenance! Makes great bread.

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Reviewed: Jan. 30, 2005

Ditto to other comments~ good and easy

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JENNYKAY

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Reviewed: May 15, 2004

I make approx. 30 loafs of bread a week during the summer for local farmers market. This is one of the best starters out there. And so do I. I make about 4 batchs of starter per week. Easy!

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Reviewed: Mar. 23, 2003

Didn't give a sourdough taste to my bread at all. My bread turned out pretty good, but it tasted like an average white bread. Perhaps the starter should have been mixed once or twice a day---I don't know.

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