Number four recipe

Number four

Stara Zagora, Bulgaria

Mixture

50%
50%
Liquid Flour Other
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Since 2010

I like baking. I didn't want to constantly buy commercial yeast. I wanted to produce my "own yeast". An this was sourdough. My curiosity caused me to dive into the depths of the sourdough.

Characteristics

I'm in love with my NUMBER FOUR starter. I feed it with Bulgarian spring water from Rhodopi Mountains. I use my own flour mixture for feeding it - 10% WW and 90% AP flour from a local mill. It gets active for 3-4 hours. The smell of home made sourdough bread is soooo delicious. Yummmi!!!

Taste & flavour

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Recipe

Starting ingredients

  • 50g Wholemeal Wheat Flour
  • 50g Spring water

Feeding ingredients

  • 100% Starter
  • 100% Water
  • 100% Flour
1
I weight my starter.
100% Starter
2
I add the same weigth water.
100% Water
3
I feed with the same weight flour mixture (10%WW flour - 90% AP flour). I feed my starter 1: 1 :1 ratio (starter/water/flour)
100% Flour
4
My starter is "sleeping" in the fridge when I don't use it. I feed it when I want to bake. And befor putting it in the fridge I feed it again.

Working method

1
In a glas jar I put WW organic flour.
50g Wholemeal Wheat Flour
2
I put spring water at room temperature to the glas jar.
50g Spring water
3
Day 1 - mix all the ingridients. Day 2 - just mixing. Day 3 - discard exept 2 table spoon of mixture. Feed with 30 g water and 30 g flour. Day 4, 5, 6 - repeat Day 3. Day 7 - mix, feed with 50 g water and 50 g flour. Put in a fridge. After 2 days - making a first bread.

Result

Ristic bread

My favorite bread receipt: 1-2-3 dough,1 part sarter,2 parts water, 3 parts flour mixture (white and wholeweath, 2% salt
Number four Ristic bread first overview
Number four Ristic bread second overview
Number four Ristic bread first slice
Number four Ristic bread second slice

Everyday bread and pizza

I bake no only bread, but pizza, English muffin, pop over, Easter bread, pita and much more.
Number four Everyday bread and pizza first overview
Number four Everyday bread and pizza second overview
Number four Everyday bread and pizza first slice
Number four Everyday bread and pizza second slice

Christmas Eve Bread; Easter Bread - Kozunak

Christmas Eve Bread with symbols: home with family members(7) ,dogs(2) and the Guest; Easter Bread - Kozunak with lokum
Number four Christmas Eve Bread; Easter Bread - Kozunak first overview
Number four Christmas Eve Bread; Easter Bread - Kozunak second overview
Number four Christmas Eve Bread; Easter Bread - Kozunak first slice
Number four Christmas Eve Bread; Easter Bread - Kozunak second slice

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Comments

Special thanks to Perfect Sourdough group in Facebook and Teresa L. Greenway.