Posts by deltadoc

After I asked the question about the concord grapes I started wondering if the reason one always seems to see Red Grapes specified is that the concord grapes might leach out too much purple color, thus coloring the resultant bread. In...

KyleW, Someone else I work with has offered me a coupla lbs. of concord grapes. Will those work instead of Red Grapes? They're from his backyard orchard vines. Thanks again, doc

KyleW, Likewise Dude! I also appreciate your "sticktuitiveness" in continuing to help me tackle this. I'm not one to accept defeat. Failure only teaches us things. I love to learn. Therefore, I shall overcome! My reward...

Hi KyleW, I took the 8oz of my original starter, mixed in the 4oz each water/flour, stirred it up good, covered it and left it on the kitchen table for 12 hours. This morning, there were just a few bubbles on the surface covering...

KyleW, Thank you kindly for your help. Surely you will be recompensed in heaven for your kindness today~! :) doc

Thanks Again KyleW. Suffer me to ask a couple questions: 1. From the original jar I weigh out 8 oz. What do I do with what's left in the original jar? Is there any way to salvage it or is there no reason to try to salvage...

KyleW, Hey Thanks, man! I downloaded two recipes from the internet that claimed they were Nancy's recipe. http://www.recipesource.com/baked-go...0/rec0061.html The link above is the one that said it was lifted directly from...

Sourdough bread is not something I've done before, but watching Ms. Silverton on Julia, coupled with a generous fellow employee who gave me a large container of fresh red grapes, I tried it. I weighed out double everything. 1 lb of...

Greg, Do you think you could use Ale then? I read somewhere once that beer is really just ale with hops added. doc

Just 6 days ago, I started Nancy Silverton's grape starter sourdough. The theory is that the natural yeast on the surface of the grapes works on the water/flour slurry. I wonder if you could use the natural yeast in beer to do a beer...