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Jamie Oliver’s Sourdough Starter 

Steps: 

Monday, Day 1 
Mix 500g, 1lb 2oz organic rye flour with enough waster to make a soft dough.Put outside for an hour uncovered then leave in a warm place covered with cling film.
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Tuesday,Day 2
It will start to bubble, leave alone.

Wednesday,Day 3 
The mixture will continue to bubbled look slightly grey. At this point stir in a handful of floured a little water enough to get the dough to the same consistency as on Monday, cover with cling film.

Thursday, Day 4
Leave alone 

Friday Day 4 
The dough should smell malty, the dough will be an ash colour and full of natural yeast. Add all the starter dough to 1kg of strong white bread flour adding a little water to make a firm pliable dough, not too sticky. Knead for 5 minutes. Remove 500g of dough before place in a bowl and cover, set aside so that you can repeat the process again the next day.

Saturday Day 6
Add 10g of salt to the bread dough knead, shape and place on a baking sheet or in a loaf tin or in a baton basket if you have one, leave overnight ( cover lightly with a floured with a towel).

Sunday Day Day 7
Pre heat the oven 190C/ 375F gas mark 5
Gently turn the dough onto a floured  baking sheet ( so as not to let the air bubbles be lost, cut quite deep slashes into the top and bake for 1 hour until crisp and sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Eat fresh but after a day or so it grows hard but don’t waste it use it for soups.
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To make croutons with stale bread
 Another thing you can do is when your bread has become stale is  to cut it into cubes, place them on a baking sheet drizzled with olive oil and toss in Olive oil, bake on a 160F for 40 minutes checking every 10 minutes to stir the croutons ensuring they dry out and turn golden evenly.
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  • Home
  • My Recipes
    • Seville marmalade
    • Viennese Topped Mince Pies
    • Christmas Pudding
    • Sweet Mincemeat Ice Cream Christmas Cake
    • Festive gingerbread cookies
    • Halloween Spooky Brownies
    • Festive Mincemeat and Apple Squares
    • Strawberry and elderflower tart
    • Summer/Winter Puddings
    • Eve's Pudding
    • Spicy Chicken and Tomato Curry
    • Quick Bakes not using flour
    • Jamie Oliver’s Sourdough Starter
    • Buttermilk Scones
    • Sweet and Savoury Waffles
    • Spiced Cinnamon Cake
    • Christmas Pudding
    • Christmas Gingerbread Truffles
    • Tomato, Manchego cheese and basil savoury muffins
    • Piñata celebration cake
    • Cider Toffee Apple Cake
    • Sweet potato brownies
    • Elderflower and Lemon Cake
    • Carrot cake tray bake
    • Somerset Cider Bread
    • Somerset Easy Fruit Cake
    • Coconut Tarts
    • M&M Flapjacks
    • Rocky Roads
    • Raspberry Heart Friands
    • Seville Marmalade
    • Spiced Apple cake
    • Cheese and Onion Pasties
    • Holiday festive bakes
      • Festive Herby Sausage Rolls
      • Festive Mincemeat Cake
      • Quick and easy mincemeat
    • Meringues
    • Cheese Scones
    • Yorkshire Tea bread
    • Summer Fruit Tarts
    • Tear and Share Cheese herb and sun blush tomato bread
    • Friday Outrageous
    • Spiced tea cakes
    • Easter Biscuits
    • Best ever chocolate nut brownies
    • Rich Butter Biscuits
    • Oven Scones
    • Cherry and Coconut macaroons
    • Spelt and Ginger Biscuits
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