Sourdough, Day 2

My excitement is growing! I began my sourdough starter yesterday, following Lois' instruction (From Lois' Hands blog). I even bookmarked the section of her blog where she explains, step by step, how to prepare the culture.

Meanwhile, I searched the internet and thumbed through several of my own cookbooks on bread baking. I quickly gave that up. You can find a dozen sources on sourdough baking and come up with a dozen different ways of doing it. I decided to stick with Lois' way!

Here is a picture of the bowl of starter in my kitchen bay window in between my house plants! I even turned my home thermostat up a few degrees so that the "yeastie beasties" (Lois' term!) will have just the right environment to grow.





And here is a close up of the culture taken right after I stirred it.