Herman Wheat'N'Honey Starter
Yield
1 starterPrep
30 minCook
0 minReady
5 daysIngredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ | cup |
honey
|
|
| ⅓ | cup |
water
warm |
|
| 2 | tablespoons |
yeast, active dry
|
|
| 2 | cups |
milk
|
|
| 1 | cup |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
| 1 | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 1 | tablespoon |
ginger
|
|
| ½ | cup |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
| ½ | cup |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| ¼ | cup |
honey
|
|
Ingredients
| Amount | Measure | Ingredient | Features |
|---|---|---|---|
| 118 | ml |
honey
|
|
| 79 | ml |
water
warm |
|
| 3E+1 | ml |
yeast, active dry
|
|
| 473 | ml |
milk
|
|
| 237 | ml |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
| 237 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 15 | ml |
ginger
|
|
| 118 | ml |
whole-wheat flour
|
|
| 118 | ml |
all-purpose flour
|
|
| 59 | ml |
honey
|
|
Directions
Stir well.
Keep in refrigerator. Sprinkle ginger and 1 tablespoon honey or brown sugar over warm water.
Sprinkle yeast over this and stir.
Let stand in warm place to double in size, about 10 minutes.
Mix milk, rest of honey or brown sugar, flours and yeast mixture in a glass container, about the size of a gallon Pyrex jar.
Stir, using only a wooden spoon, since metal objects will retard Herman's growth.
Leave the cover on loosely or place a glass plate over the top of the container so Herman can breathe.
Herman doubles, even triples at time of vigorous rising.
Place Herman in a warm place overnight.
Next day refrigerate, loosely covered, and stir each day.
On the 5th day measure out 1 cup Herman for baking and another cup to give to a friend, if you wish, then feed the Herman you have left, thusly.
From day 5 on you may bake with Herman any day you wish, always making sure you have one full cup left for feeding.
