November 12, 2014 - 7:04pm
Sourdough starter with Peter Reinhart
Dear all,
I am very confusing about recipes for sourdough starter in Peter Reinhart books.
In book named " The Bread Baker's Apprentice " he mentions the recipe for sourdough stater.
In book named "Artisan Breads Every Day " he also mentions the recipe for sourdough stater.
And I realize that both recipes are quite different in a little bit and I do not know which recipe I should follow.
Anyone here acttually followed his recipes above, please recommend me which recipe is better and should I follow ?.
Thanks all of you.
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Hi,
Reinhart keeps improving his starter recipes, so use the latest one. Specifically, the recipe in TBBA was problematic for some. Debra Wink and other intrepid bakers decided to tackle this and developed a fool-proof method for making sourdough. Their method is science-backed, thanks to Debra's scientific background. Debra has published their journey and method at various places, including this website. It's called `The Pineapple Juice Solution'.
Here are Part 1 and Part 2 for your reading pleasure. I recommend reading these, as they are very well written, amusing, and interesting.
Starting from Reinhart's book on whole grain baking, he has embraced this method. I've made several starters using this method (with orange juice instead of pineapple juice, as this is more easily available), and was successful every time.
Good luck!
Thank you bshuval a lot. I am gonna digest it step by step. :D.