Wild Yeast Sourdough Biscuits Food

SOURDOUGH (WILD YEAST) BREAD

Steps:

• DAY ONE: You will need 2/3 cups of active starter so refresh your starter with 2/3 cup flour and 2/3 cup bottled water. Cover and allow to ferment for 6-8 hours. Once the starter has been refreshed you can continue with the recipe, or refrigerate the bowl over night.
• MAKE FIRM STARTER:.
• If you have refrigerated the starter, remove it from the refrigerator and measure out 2/3 cups and place in a small bowl, cover with towel or plastic wrap and allow to warm up for one hour. If the starter is room termperatue then continue as noted below.
• Add one cup flour to the bowl; add the starter and mix together, adding only enough additional water so that you can knead this into a small ball. Should be about the texture of french bread dough. No need to work very long, just be sure that the flour is hydrated and the starter is evenly distributed.
• Place dough in small bowl sprayed with non-stick cooking oi, turn dough once and cover with plastic; allow to rise until doubled in size, approximately 4 hours.
• Place in the refrigerator overnight.
• NEXT DAY:.
• Remove the firm starter from the refrigerator and cut into about 10 small pieces with a pastry scraper. Mist with non-stick spray, cover with a towel or plastic wrap and let sit for 1 hour to take off the chill from the dough.
• To a large mixing bowel stir together the flour and salt.
• With a large spoon, stir in the starter pieces and enough water to bring everything together into a ball.
• Hand Kneading: Sprinkle counter lightly with flour and knead for 12 to 15 minutes.
• Kitchen Aid Mixer: Sprinkle dough lightly and knead with DOUGH HOOK for 4 minutes on medium-low speed; allow dough to rest for 5-10 minutes, and then mix for another 4 minutes.
• Additions such as garlic, nuts or cheese, should be added during the last two minutes of mixing.
• With both methods, adjust the flour and water as needed. The dough should be firm but tacky, like firm French bread dough. The temperature of the bread dough should be between 77º and 81º F.
• Lightly oil a large bowl and transfer the dough to the bowl, rolling around to coat with oil.
• Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and allow to ferment at room temperature for 3 to 4 hours, or until dough has doubled in size.
• Gently remove the dough from the bowl and divide into 2 equal parts (approximately 22 oz. each), being careful not to degas the dough.
• Gently shape dough into a boule, baguette, batard or rolls.
• Proof the dough in bannetons or proofing bowls, or on parchment-lined sheet pans that have been dusted with semolina flour or cornmeal.
• Mist the exposed part of the dough with spray oil and loosely cover the dough with a towel or plastic wrap.
• At this point you can either proof the loaves until doubles (2 to 3 hours), or retard overnight in the refrigerator. Or you may wish to do as I do, bake one now and retard the other for tomorrow.
• If retarding, remove them from the refrigerator approximately 4 hours before you plan to bake them.
• BAKING:.
• Place baking stone on middle shelf.
• Place oven-proof skillet or broiler pan in bottom of oven to use as a steam pan. (*I use a cast iron skillet,but a broiler pan will work just fine.).
• Preheat oven 500º F.
• Ten minutes before baking remove plastic covers.
• Carefully move dough to peel dusted with cornmeal or semolina flour.
• Score the top of the dough.
• Slide the dough onto preheat baking stone.
• Pour 1 cup hot water into the steam pan and close the door.
• After 30 seconds spray the oven walls with water and close the door (careful not to spray glass window).
• Repeat twice more at 30 second intervals.
• After the final spray reduce the temperature to 450º F and bake for 20-30 minutes or until the loaves are done.
• The centers should register 200º in the center on an instant read thermometer.
• When done they will be a rich golden brown and sound hollow when thumped on the bottom.
• Remove from oven and transfer to wire rack and cool for 45 minutes before slicing.

SOURDOUGH

Steps:

• First make your starter. In a large jar (a 1litre kilner jar is good) or plastic container, mix 100g of the flour with 125ml slightly warm water. Whisk the batter until smooth and lump free, whisking will help incorporate some airborne yeast particles to get your starter going. Leave the jar or container lid ajar for an hour or so in a warm place (around 25C is ideal), then seal and set aside for 24 hrs.
• For the next 6 days you will need to 'feed' the starter each day. To do this, tip away half the original starter and add an extra 100g of flour and 125ml slightly warm water, whisking well each time, try to do this at roughly the same time everyday. After 3-4 days you should start to see bubbles appearing on the surface, and it will smell yeasty and a little acidic. This is a good indication that the starter is working. The time it takes for fermentation to begin can vary between 1 to 5 days depending on temperature and environment, persevere for up to 6 days, if you still don't see any signs of life, or the starter smells unpleasant, throw it away and start again. On the 8th day the starter should be quite bubbly and smell much sweeter. It is now ready to bake with.
• Now you can make your first loaf. Tip the flour, 225ml warm water, salt, honey and sourdough starter into a large bowl, or a table top mixer fitted with a dough hook. Stir with a wooden spoon, or on a slow setting in a machine, until combined, adding a little extra flour if it's too sticky or a little extra warm water if it's too dry. Tip onto a work surface and knead for about 10 mins until soft and elastic, if using a mixer, turn the speed up a little and mix for 5 mins. The dough is ready when it bounces back when gently pressed with a finger.
• Place the dough in a large, well oiled bowl and cover with an oiled sheet of cling film. Leave in a warm place to rise for 3 hrs. You may not see much movement after this time, but don't be disheartened, sourdough takes much longer to rise than a conventional yeasted bread.
• Line a medium-sized bowl with a clean tea towel and flour it well, if you have a proving basket you can use this. Tip the dough back onto your work surface and knead briefly to knock out any air bubbles. Shape the dough into a smooth ball and dust it with flour. Place the dough, seam side up, in the bowl or proving basket, cover with a sheet of oiled cling film and leave for 6-8 hrs, until roughly doubled in size.
• Place a large baking tray in the oven, set to 230C/210C fan/gas 8, to heat up. Fill a small roasting tin with a little water and place this in the bottom of the oven to create some steam. Remove the large tray from the oven, sprinkle with flour then carefully tip the risen dough onto the tray.You can slash the top a few times with a sharp knife if you like. Bake for 35-40 mins until golden brown and hollow sounding when tapped. Leave to cool on a wire rack for 20 mins before serving.

SOUTHERN BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees.
• In a large mixing bowl, combine flour, baking powder, baking soda and salt. Using your fingertips, rub butter and shortening into dry ingredients until mixture looks like crumbs. (The faster the better, you don't want the fats to melt.) Make a well in the center and pour in the chilled buttermilk. Stir just until the dough comes together. The dough will be very sticky.
• Turn dough onto floured surface, dust top with flour and gently fold dough over on itself 5 or 6 times. Press into a 1-inch thick round. Cut out biscuits with a 2-inch cutter, being sure to push straight down through the dough. Place biscuits on baking sheet so that they just touch. Reform scrap dough, working it as little as possible and continue cutting. (Biscuits from the second pass will not be quite as light as those from the first, but hey, that's life.)
• Bake until biscuits are tall and light gold on top, 15 to 20 minutes.

SOURDOUGH BISCUITS

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450 degrees F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. In a large bowl, combine flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and baking soda. Grate butter using the large holes of a box grater. Stir into the flour mixture. In a medium bowl, whisk together sourdough starter and buttermilk. Add to the flour mixture and stir using a rubber spatula until a soft dough forms. Working on a lightly floured surface, knead the dough 2-3 times until it comes together. Using a rolling pin, roll the dough into a 1 1/2-inch thick rectangle. Cut out 8-10 rounds using a 2-inch biscuit or cookie cutter. Place biscuits onto the prepared baking sheet. Place into oven and bake for 14-18 minutes, or until golden brown. Serve warm.

HOW TO MAKE A WILD YEAST STARTER

Steps:

• Day 1) Mix together 1/4 c. water & 1/4 c. flour. Pour into a clean mason jar and cover with a thin cloth & a rubber band. Place in a cool, shady place outside among greenery. (next to a tree or bush)
• Day 2) Add 1/4 c. water & 1/4 c. flour to the mixture. Place back outside.
• Day 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9) Repeat Day 2 instructions.
• Day 10) Add 1/4 c. water & 1/4 c. flour to the mixture, pour into clean jar & place INSIDE FRIDGE.
• Day 11,12, 13, 14, 15, 16) Add 1/4 c. water & 1/4 c. flour, pour into clean jar, & place back INSIDE FRIDGE.
• Day 17) It's ready to use in recipes!

WILD YEAST (SOURDOUGH) BISCUITS

Steps:

• Night Before:.
• Mix together the sponge ingredients, stirring well in a nonmetal bowl.
• Cover with plastic wrap (I place a shower cap over my bowl) and set aside until mix is bubbly, about 12 hours.
• To Make Biscuits:.
• Melt butter and stir in sugar until well blended.
• Add all remaining ingredients to the sponge and knead the dough for about 10 minutes until elastic or until bounces back when poked.
• Let rise in a warm spot until double in bulk.
• Punch down dough, knead lightly a few times to get the remaining gass out.
• Pat out the dough until 1/2 inch thick and cut out biscuits with a biscuit cutter.
• Place on a well-greased cookie sheet and let rise again until double in bulk.
• Preheat oven to 400 degrees.
• Bake for 15 minutes or until the tops are golden brown.

SOURDOUGH BISCUITS

Steps:

• Prepare the Sourdough Starter the night before. Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F.
• Sprinkle yeast in the starter and stir. Add sugar and stir. Add salt and stir. Add baking powder and stir. Add oil and then gradually add flour. Place dough on a floured board and sprinkle more flour on top of dough. Flatten dough by hand and then cut with a biscuit cutter. Spray a 16-inch Dutch oven with non-stick cooking spray and then add a little oil to the bottom of the Dutch oven. Place biscuits in Dutch oven, being careful not to overcrowd them. Top with melted butter and set aside to let rise until wrinkles are gone. Bake for 15 minutes or until golden brown.
• Dissolve yeast in warm water and whisk to combine. Add sugar and whisk until sugar dissolves. Add sifted flour, 1 cup at a time, whisking after each addition to combine. Peel, wash, and grate the raw potato and add it to the flour mixture. Place starter in a very clean, wide bowl, cover it with a towel, and let rest in a warm place overnight. The starter should be made ahead of time, even 3 to 4 days ahead.

NO YEAST SOURDOUGH BREAD

Steps:

• In a large bowl combine the starter, water, and 3 cups of flour. Beat vigorously for 1 minute.
• Cover, and let rest at room temperature for 4 hours.
• Refrigerate overnight, for about 12 hours.
• After refrigeration, add the remaining 2 cups of flour, sugar, and kosher salt.
• Knead to form a smooth dough. Knead either by hand or with a dough hook attached to a mixer.
• Allow the dough to rise in a covered bowl until it's light and airy, with visible gas bubbles. Depending on how active your starter is this may take up to 5 hours, or even longer. For best results, gently deflate the dough once an hour by turning it out onto a lightly floured or lightly greased work surface; stretching and folding the edges into the center; turning it over, then returning it to the bowl. Adding these folds will help strengthen the dough's structure, and allow you to feel how it's progressing over time.
• Note: sourdough bread (especially sourdough without added yeast) can be finicky and may not go exactly to the written plan. Please allow yourself to go with the flow, and not treat this as an exact to-the-minute process.
• When the dough is ready, transfer the dough to a lightly floured or lightly greased work surface and gently divide the dough in half.
• Gently shape the dough into two oval loaves, and place them on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover with lightly greased plastic wrap and let rise until very puffy, about 2 to 4 hours. This step could take longer but give them sufficient time to become noticeably puffy. Don't worry if the loaves spread more than they rise, they'll pick up once they hit the oven's heat.
• Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 425°F.
• Spray the loaves with lukewarm water.
• Slash the loaves. If you've made round loaves, try one slash across the center, and a curved slash on each side of it; or slash in the pattern of your choice. For oval loaves, two diagonal slashes are fine. Make the slashes fairly deep, a serrated bread knife works well here.
• Bake the bread for 25 to 30 minutes, until it's a very deep golden brown.
• Remove it from the oven, and cool on a rack.
• Store bread, loosely wrapped in plastic, for several days at room temperature or freeze for longer storage.