Oh, boy, mama’s calling me to come help in the kitchen…now what?
Uh, oh, mama’s on a sourdough kick. Not that she wasn’t on one, say, a gazillion years ago (okay, okay, mama, a few years ago), but at that time she was experimenting with all kinds of cooking and sourdough starters were just a part of the knowledge. This one is just started, no bubbles yet. It will take live yeast out of the air (and in this little wine burg, there are YEASTS!) and make a sour starter in a few days. Then, the bread will happen.
First she stirs up something bubbly (white and rye flour, water, pinch of yeast) that has to be fed, like me, haha, every few days, unlike me, to make sure it has enough sugars to keep it alive and kicking.
I’ll keep you posted on the progress of this but evidently with starters, nothing happens overnight.
So she’s starting with this jar, full of her own sour dough that comes from saving a little piece of her pizza dough each Sunday eve (pizza night, YAY!) and refrigerating it until the next Sunday dough is made, using a bit of it and adding whatever is left over to the ziplock. This has been going on for years, so I guess we actually have a sort of sourdough DOUGH in our fridge, and just a little piece of it added to the flour, water and yeast each Sunday gives our pizza dough a little tang (notice the use of “our”). Hey, I help make pizza every week! I watch to make sure it’s being done correctly and then I eyeball the mozzarella until mama feels guilty.
A regular sous chef, I.
Exhausting work, sourdoughing.
Oof! That’s a lot of work for a kitty! Glad you’re recovering with some naps :).
Mama’s sourdough looks like it’s off to a great start! Thanks for sharing with us Loulou!!
In fact, it’s called a starter and YES, off to a good starter, haha.
We hope you get some mozzarella, Loulou.
You’re such a great helper, Loulou ! Purrs
But getting the dough off my paws was h…l.
I bet her sourdough is incredible.
Nom nom… I can already smell the dough! Can you hear the yeasties bubbling in that jar? What do you like to put on your pizza, Loulou? Mousies & sardines? Toadstools? So your momma saves a tiny bit of dough from every pizza to make new dough? Wow, that is efficient! Clever!
On MY pizza, I have MOZZARELLA and more mozz and more mozz. I LOVE mozzarella, but it’s hard to find here, the really good stuff, I mean. Mousies sound good, too.
oooo- the thought of your Mama baking fresh sourdough bread –Well, not fresh, exactly, if it’s sourdough…
HAHA, yes, not exactly NEW.
YUM sourdough!! My Mom is grabbing a bottle of olive oil, (and maybe some butter) and will be right over!! xoxo
Well, I’ll post a pic when the loaf is ready, but it may be a couple of days while those yeasts are…well…shall we say, letting off gas….
Yummy pizza, you lucky kitty. Your mom is such a cook.
You are so purretty LouLou. We can’t believe you’re lucky enuff to get pizza every week. Mommy had a started years ago. When ya’ have lots of furiends dat bake, you can always get a start from one of theirs. Big hugs fur all.
Luv ya’
Dezi and Raena
Wow, I wonder how it would come out going through the mail from there to here, haha. Thank you for offering, but we’ll stick with this “maybe”…