The channel Hopewell Heights SAVED MY SOURDOUGH! I had the same problems as you for so long, but now my starter is thriving and I have finally successfully made Sourdough!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
The rolling out is not necessary, unless you are making cinnamon rolls with it. Also the exact ingredients do matter. The less you handle the dough the more tender. Keep trying.😊❤
Have you tried good quality bread flour? It's higher in protein and because of that gluten content and will make your bread rise more! Also: filtered water is key! And organic non bleached flour.
Next time, if it doesnt rise… dont even bother with it. Chunk it. Because like youve seen… dense.. unedible. ❤❤❤❤ GET IT GIRL! your making me want to try sourdough! If you succeed… im gonna try too! ❤ ❤ ❤
Okay you just need to keep trying 😂 I don't know much about sour dough making but maybe you can transform every failed experiment by adding instant dry yeast! So it's not fully a fail! Just an idea 😜 I don't know If it would work or not, Betty is family now 😂😂😂😂 never let her go
I never had any luck with a regular sourdough starter. I switched to a potato flake starter and my baking results have been way better and it’s easier to feed too.
Don’t give up on it I have a sour dough starter that I’ve hade for months and I still haven’t perfected the bread making but I have gotten a lot better keep trying!
I don't know much about making bread but one trick that I've used for dough recipes is when you're proofing it to put it in the oven with the oven light on. It creates just enough heat to let it rise without cooking it
I feel like it would be easier to help with this if you gave us a video of your routine with Betty. Personally I think Betty didn't look very bubbly, that could be because she's not very active or it could be because she was fed too far in advance. (It also could be because we were too far away to see) a good test is to put a little spoon full of Betty into water and if she sinks she isn't bubbly enough. Best of luck!
It seems to me that at the end when you shape the dough you roll it too much and it may cause the air to come out, after you do 4 rounds of folds I would just put it in a bowl with a floured towel and put it a few hours later in the oven. If tour environment is cold I recommend to proof the dough in the oven with a cup of hit water to make steam, hope this helps🥰
Try feeding Betty with whole wheat instead of unbleached all-purpose. That’s what really helped my start get stronger. Also like another person said, try to make sure your starter is at its peak when you’re using it.
Sourdough has a STEEP learning curve, weve found. Weve had our starter Gilbert now for a couple years. Hes healthy, but we don't bake often enough to learn how to make a good loaf i guess. Too disheartening 😅
Being that sticky and pulling apart you may want to add more flour and less water. Are you strictly measuring on the weight machine when I make my bread I measure everything out by hand
Here's a tip, quit trying to record these videos, learn something, and then try to post a video! It makes it really hard to learn while you're trying to record your learning process. Do you think these other influencers do it perfect the first time? I get that you're trying to be authentic. But you're killing all of us, mostly comical and FUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNY!!!! . And you're just making your platform full of mistakes. AND Jokes!!!!! I'm saying this all with a kind heart..😢🤣🤣 I promise! Figure it out first! Keep posting the way you do, and you're just gonna keep me here… Loving! SARCASM COMMENTS BECAUSE YOU'RE SARCASTIC TOO 😂 I LOVE YOU!
Girl, sometimes in these cooking videos I’m certain you’re trolling for engagement. What in the literal heck are you making here. 😂 cuz that ain’t bread.
These comments are great with feedback about what to do, but I’d also be careful with not using a rolling pin with bread dough. You the countertop and some extra flour is what’s going to make it magic you might actually need to need it a little bit more and then give it more time to proof.
I'd have to know what you're doing for other steps but my FIRST advice is to you an active starter. Betty looked WAY too thin when you poured it into the bowl. Also it looks like you need to be more patient. Everybody's dough varies with environment, temperature etc. So don't listen to the recipe's bulk fermentation time. It could be anywhere from 3hrs to 10hrs+ JUST LET IT BULK FERMENT UNTIL SHES ATLEAST DOUBLE!!!
Betty looked a little bit watery. I have had great luck with a thicker starter, I don’t know if it makes a huge difference but I have found it easier to work with 🤷♀️
To see if your starter is ready to go take a small blob and drop it in a glass of water. If it doesn't float she's not gassy enough. But no fear add some yeast to your dough and keep feeding your starter. Maybe feed her a small spoon of honey with the feeding if she's being lazy.
The channel Hopewell Heights SAVED MY SOURDOUGH! I had the same problems as you for so long, but now my starter is thriving and I have finally successfully made Sourdough!! 🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
The rolling out is not necessary, unless you are making cinnamon rolls with it. Also the exact ingredients do matter. The less you handle the dough the more tender. Keep trying.😊❤
Betty is a cheap and decent sourdough starter not the best tho but it should work.
Girl mine has a name too!! We call her Frankie short for Frankenstein, and also so we can say Frankie is cranky when she’s not rising properly!!!
You feed start about 7 days try using an active
Hey Tori, just start over if it's not getting any better it is the starter ❤
Try focaccia bread
What about cottage cheese bread? Looks a bit easier to make than sourdough and looks yummy.
3 cups of flour
2 tsp salt
2 tsp yeast
Mix
Add 2 cups of 105 degree water
Mix
Cover well with Saran Wrap (totally sealed) and leave out at room temp for 12-18 hours
Place dutch oven in conventional oven at 450 degrees for 30-45 mins
Remove Dutch oven and place dough mixture in parchment paper and place in Dutch oven with the lid, place back in the oven for 30 minutes
Remove Dutch oven lid and bake the bread without the lid for another 15 mins
Carefully remove lidless Dutch oven from oven and remove bread from the Dutch oven by the paper or use tongs or a spatula
Let bread rest for 15 minutes before serving, come back and LIKE this comment 😊
Have you tried good quality bread flour? It's higher in protein and because of that gluten content and will make your bread rise more!
Also: filtered water is key! And organic non bleached flour.
Leve it in the over over night without the oven on because it may get to cold depending on where you live
Pull and fold, don’t roll your sourdough. She will become dense if you roll her out. Pull, fold, let rise again and then bake. 😉
Next time, if it doesnt rise… dont even bother with it. Chunk it. Because like youve seen… dense.. unedible. ❤❤❤❤ GET IT GIRL! your making me want to try sourdough! If you succeed… im gonna try too! ❤ ❤ ❤
Okay you just need to keep trying 😂 I don't know much about sour dough making but maybe you can transform every failed experiment by adding instant dry yeast! So it's not fully a fail! Just an idea 😜 I don't know If it would work or not, Betty is family now 😂😂😂😂 never let her go
I never had any luck with a regular sourdough starter. I switched to a potato flake starter and my baking results have been way better and it’s easier to feed too.
Buy started off someone who makes great loaves and use bread flour
Don’t give up on it I have a sour dough starter that I’ve hade for months and I still haven’t perfected the bread making but I have gotten a lot better keep trying!
I don't know much about making bread but one trick that I've used for dough recipes is when you're proofing it to put it in the oven with the oven light on. It creates just enough heat to let it rise without cooking it
Dp you know Money Saving Mom? She does sourdough now. Feel free to google it. 😁 I havent made it, but maybe sometime. Cheering you on!!!! 🎉🎉🎉
Maybe Betty isn't good
…. ours is Steve and he only makes better bread every time
They doing regular bread! Once I got the hang of regular bread making sour dough bread came easily. Before that it was crash and burn 🔥
Your starter is dead.
I feel like it would be easier to help with this if you gave us a video of your routine with Betty. Personally I think Betty didn't look very bubbly, that could be because she's not very active or it could be because she was fed too far in advance. (It also could be because we were too far away to see) a good test is to put a little spoon full of Betty into water and if she sinks she isn't bubbly enough.
Best of luck!
I'm so happy Betty is also my favorite ts song. Try an active starter!
It seems to me that at the end when you shape the dough you roll it too much and it may cause the air to come out, after you do 4 rounds of folds I would just put it in a bowl with a floured towel and put it a few hours later in the oven. If tour environment is cold I recommend to proof the dough in the oven with a cup of hit water to make steam, hope this helps🥰
Try feeding Betty with whole wheat instead of unbleached all-purpose. That’s what really helped my start get stronger. Also like another person said, try to make sure your starter is at its peak when you’re using it.
Sourdough has a STEEP learning curve, weve found. Weve had our starter Gilbert now for a couple years. Hes healthy, but we don't bake often enough to learn how to make a good loaf i guess. Too disheartening 😅
Watch ballerina farm family she makes home made bread daily x
Being that sticky and pulling apart you may want to add more flour and less water. Are you strictly measuring on the weight machine when I make my bread I measure everything out by hand
Here's a tip, quit trying to record these videos, learn something, and then try to post a video! It makes it really hard to learn while you're trying to record your learning process. Do you think these other influencers do it perfect the first time? I get that you're trying to be authentic. But you're killing all of us, mostly comical and FUUUUUUUNNNNNNNNNY!!!! . And you're just making your platform full of mistakes. AND Jokes!!!!! I'm saying this all with a kind heart..😢🤣🤣 I promise! Figure it out first! Keep posting the way you do, and you're just gonna keep me here… Loving! SARCASM COMMENTS BECAUSE YOU'RE SARCASTIC TOO 😂 I LOVE YOU!
Are you putting warm water not cold
Look up Benn Starr's recipe ❤
When you accomplish it please do a step by step video! I have yet to master the whole thing. Even feeding it an everything 😢
Girl, sometimes in these cooking videos I’m certain you’re trolling for engagement. What in the literal heck are you making here. 😂 cuz that ain’t bread.
These comments are great with feedback about what to do, but I’d also be careful with not using a rolling pin with bread dough. You the countertop and some extra flour is what’s going to make it magic you might actually need to need it a little bit more and then give it more time to proof.
I'd have to know what you're doing for other steps but my FIRST advice is to you an active starter. Betty looked WAY too thin when you poured it into the bowl. Also it looks like you need to be more patient. Everybody's dough varies with environment, temperature etc. So don't listen to the recipe's bulk fermentation time. It could be anywhere from 3hrs to 10hrs+ JUST LET IT BULK FERMENT UNTIL SHES ATLEAST DOUBLE!!!
Pantry Mama! Is the best!
Honestly I’ve never seen anyone roll their sourdough out before like that.
Betty looked a little bit watery. I have had great luck with a thicker starter, I don’t know if it makes a huge difference but I have found it easier to work with 🤷♀️
Hey Tori, it could also be your elevation. Not sure where you’re from.
To see if your starter is ready to go take a small blob and drop it in a glass of water. If it doesn't float she's not gassy enough. But no fear add some yeast to your dough and keep feeding your starter. Maybe feed her a small spoon of honey with the feeding if she's being lazy.
Tori go to farm house on boone. Very easy recipes
Get a bread machine, I've never made a load my family didn't eat. ❤
Use organic flour
I find sourdough bagels a lot easier! But I too am having trouble mastering a loaf