Reviewed: Jun. 17, 2013

When I first tried this, it was great! Now I must be doing something wrong. The dough is not rising as before. When it does rise, it will fall before I cook it. It is heavy and dense. Am I not kneading it correctly? I hope someone can give me some pointers.

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dncr90

Reviewed: Jan. 20, 2013

Easy and delicious

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Beth Rhodes

Reviewed: Dec. 24, 2012

I have used this starter 2 times and my sour dough bread came out wonderful.

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soupy

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 19, 2012

I followed the directions but sure had my doubts day after day about this starter! It never looked like it was doing anything. But it was perfect for using in Sourdough Bread I by Becky Richardson.

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Paula

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Memphis, Tennessee, USA

Living In: Olive Branch, Mississippi, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2012

This makes delicious bread.

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Beletseri

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Aug. 21, 2012

This recipe didn't work for me. I tended to my starter as directed. After the first couple of uses, it appeard to die.

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bebe

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: Burlington, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Jul. 31, 2012

This sounded like the starter a friend of mine had spoken of in memories of her grandmother's bread making. I have now baked my first loaves (using Becky's Sourdough 1 recipe). My starter didn't do much bubbling and was very much liquid, but I took a cup of it and proceeded with the recipe. The result was not a dough that was kneadable, so I simply let the machine knead the batter for 10 minutes, poured the result into 2 loaf pans and baked. The end result was a sweetish sour loaf with a tight texture. My friend said it was close to her grandmothers, but was a bit more dense and a little less sweet. So - next time, I'll feed the starter with a bit more sugar and when I use it with the recipe, I'll increase the flour so that I end up with a more kneadable dough and see what happens.

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Kristi

Reviewed: Apr. 17, 2012

I was a little scared about this starter - it kept separating over the 5 days. But I just made my first bread and it was wonderful!

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KathyW

Reviewed: Apr. 16, 2012

Where can I find the bread recipe for this starter?

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ads37501

Reviewed: Feb. 28, 2012

I can make out of this world bread and cinnamon rolls with this starter. The first time I did it, it foamed up every day of the 5 days. But, when I had to start fresh I couldn't get it going again! After the initial foaming, it died down and never bubbled again. Is that normal? I thought it was a dud, so I poured it out (many times). I've made sure I had fresh yeast, flakes and sugar, right water temp, etc. I even tried distilled water. Loose cover on the jar, wooden spoon. I'm stumped. Anyone else have that problem?

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