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Default Sourdough with an automatic bread maker?

Thanks!!!

For now I've chosen to stick with my Kitchen Aid stand mixer to do the
kneading and a manual process for the rest of it. This gives me the
flexibility of adjusting the time for the rise to punch-down and the
second rise in case the starter isn't as active as it should be.

The only automatic bread maker that has a long enough resting time
seems to be that expensive Panasonic one a few shared a link to here.
I'm not spending that much on something that still probably would need
some regular yeast to make thigns rise fast enough to use the
appliance to make sourdough bread. Otherwise, it looks to be a fine
machine. I almost bought a Panasonic breadmaker at a thrift store, one
much like that one but not stainless steel. But it will take up yet
more counter space that I don't have, and I already have to move some
things from our back room to the kitchen and back to use them when
they aren't used regularly.

I'll be posting my liquid starter read making process and how to make
a liquid starter from dried starter culture or a "wet dough" type.
That's the only type I"ve even used and I like how it is forgiving in
that you can switch the amounts of warm water and starter to get more
liquid starter into the bread dough and get it going faster if it's
not as active as it should be.

Donald


On Sun, 27 Nov 2016 07:31:10 -0800 (PST), hutchndi >
wrote:

>Within a few short weeks I totally abandoned this path and gave my bread machine away, and am very glad I did. By the way, that 10$ you thought was such a good deal could go a long way with simple sourdough bread making, you don't really need allot of fancy toys or ingredients to make great bread for pennies a loaf. Whatever you do, happy baking!