Author: Ben Starr
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Whole Roasted Garlic Cloves (garlic confit)
***NOTE*** This method puts garlic (a known vector for botulism) into an anaerobic cooking environment…which gives it the potential to produce botulinin toxin, if the bacteria C. botulinum is present on the cloves. Followed correctly, this method largely minimizes the risk, and botulism is EXTREMELY rare. Still, it can be deadly, so for those wanting…
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Inclusions / Additions to Simple Sourdough (Adding stuff!)
How add inclusions to my wildly easy Simple Sourdough method. Print link at the bottom of the recipe! RELATED VIDEOS: Simple Sourdough Rethinking Roasted Garlic TOYS IN THIS VIDEO: 4 Quart Cast Iron Dutch Oven (Perfectly sized for this recipe. Black enamel on the inside, won’t discolor after years of use.) My favorite kitchen scale…
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Sourdough Buttermilk Biscuits
Y’all…you’ll never taste a better biscuit than this. And only fractionally more complicated than buttermilk biscuits from scratch…which is only fractionally more complicated than dealing with that HORRIBLE refrigerated cylinder of crap from the grocery store. PRINT LINK AT THE BOTTOM! TOYS IN THIS VIDEO: Perfect Pie Blender (The ONLY pastry blender I’ve ever loved)…
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Simple Sourdough in a Hurry
Ben Starr, the Ultimate Food Geek, shows you a “cheat” method for getting a loaf of “sourdough” on the table in 2 hours, for those occasions when guests are suddenly coming to dinner and want your famous bread, but you didn’t start a loaf yesterday. Microwave-haters…beware!!! Related videos: How to make sourdough starter.Troubleshooting Simple Sourdough…
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Simple Sourdough Sandwich Bread (for lazy people)
Ben Starr, the Ultimate Food Geek, teaches a simple sourdough sandwich bread with no kneading, slapping, or folding, using unfed, cold starter straight from the fridge. (For printable recipe, move to the bottom!) My favorite kitchen scale. (Restaurant grade, takes AA batteries or plug in.) My Pullman loaf pan. My favorite bread knife. (offset handle,…
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Simple Sourdough for Lazy People
This recipe has gone viral on YouTube, as it’s vastly easier than most of the other sourdough recipes out there. Please use sleepy, unfed starter straight from your fridge. No kneading for more than a few seconds. No levain/preferments. No stretching, slapping, or folding. You don’t even preheat your oven. Just 5 minutes of effort…