Ingredients: Makes 2 starters, Total time: 24 hrs
-2 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour -1 Cup + 1 Tablesp + 1 teasp Spring Water
-1/4 teaspoons Dry Active Yeast
Place 1/4 cup of the warmed spring water in a bowl (The water must not exceed 105 degrees) Next sprinkle 1/4 teaspoon of yeast into the water. mix this genslty and allow to become milky. This should atke around 10 minutes. Next place the remaining water into the milky yeast . Next gradually stir in the 2 1/2 cups of flour and mix. This will form a thick rather dry dough. divide this into 2 portions and place in tupperware containers as shown in the photo. Place a loose cover overthe tupperware . Allow the containers to remain at room temp for around 24 hrs. You will notice that it will triple in size and become full of bibbles as shown. You can place these in the refrigerator for as long as a week or freeze them. I always keep biga in my frig and some in the freezer. (Most of my recipes call for 1 portion which equals around 1 cup.) |
