On Mon, 26 May 2003 19:07:26 GMT, "Dick Adams" >
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>"Walt" > wrote in message
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>> I went first, to the sourdough/basicbread one, but amongst other
>> things it said Ingredients: 1 package of yeast" etc and I was confused,
>> I dont have any idea what size a package is, and I thought the idea of
>> sourdough (at least in this ng) was not to use bought-in yeast?
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Hi all,

I am new to this group. I have successfully been keeping my sourdough
starter for 6 months. It makes the very best bread.

I would warn you about using commercial yeast in your sourdough.
While it will assure you of a rise and speed it up, it will also kill
the wild yeast and the bacteria in your starter. So, you really
aren't making sourdough bread. And, depending on how fast it kills it
and how strong your starter is, you won't even taste the sourness.

I would highly recommend Ed Wood's book called Classic Sourdough. It
explains the first loaf of bread with a new starter and how patient
you have to be. My first loaf took almost 8 hours for the first rise.

Diane