Wheat – Sourdough Made from Apples

Apple juice

1. Put the two apples under the faucet and wash them thoroughly once and put them in a food processor without peeling, pitted. Take a sieve and place a bowl under it. Line this sieve with a cheesecloth. Put the chopped apples in there, collect the juice and squeeze out the rest.

Prepare sourdough – day 1

1. Take a tall glass vessel and pour the measured, homemade apple juice into it. Weigh lukewarm water (50 ml), wheat flour 550 (100 gr.) Into the glass and stir well with a fork. Then put a lid loosely on top and let the sourdough mixture rest / ripen in a warm place for 24 hours.

day 2

1. Now remove the loose lid and pour in lukewarm water (100 ml) again and add wheat flour 550 (100 gr.). Again take a fork and mix everything together well. Put again in a warm place where it will rest / mature for another 24 hours.

Day 3

1. Now on the third day you should see that the leaven has become active, i.e. H. it should have many small vesicles and its volume has increased significantly. This wheat sourdough made from apples can be used immediately for a recipe.
2. You can lose 50 grams of it, then you have goods. She puts this in a clean glass with a screw cap and keeps it in the refrigerator.

General tips

External fermentation

1. What can happen, for example, is that foreign bacteria, fungi can settle / multiply in wheat and sourdough from apples. These then change color to (red, blue, black or green). Another possibility is that mold can form. Regardless, in any case, please these pages – dispose of sourdough from apples.

Increase in pitched goods

1. This works from the respective recipes of the bread, which are made according to instructions. Each time the sourdough is multiplied, the driving force of the ingredients / sourdough increases automatically.

Refreshment & care

1. The removed amount (50 gr.) As an item to be put on, as described in point 5, is stored in the refrigerator. This happens every 3 to 4 days to refresh it. This means that you take a new glass and remove about 10 grams of the items to be placed.
2. Add lukewarm water (60 ml), wheat flour 550 (50 gr.), Stir well and let ripen / rest for a few hours for about 6 to 12 hours. After that, it should be active again. Put this glass in the refrigerator. Then please dispose of the rest of the items.