Wednesday, February 21, 2024

WIP-it Wednesday...

 ...in which I revive my sourdough bread skills.

I've been feeding my sourdough starter for several months (years?). I had to put it all away when we did the remodel. I had locate everything and replace a lot of my supplies because they aged out.

Yesterday, I started a new loaf and immediately ran into problems. Muscle memory had not yet returned and I measured something incorrectly. I tried adjusting the remaining ingredients and crossed my fingers. Fortunately, I had enough started where I could start another loaf, this time measuring correctly. The recipe that I use instructs you to refrigerate the unbaked loaves for 12-20 hours. I refrigerated the two loaves overnight.

This morning I baked them both. So far so good.

Sourdough bread

After they cooled, we cut into them. The incorrect recipe came out a little dense, but it tasted good. The correct recipe turned out great and had a wonderful taste! Yum!

Inside the loaves

WIPs Roll Call
Worked On:

  1. Pearl Orchid (cross stitch)
    Had to frog a portion of the center because I used the wrong color.
  2. Dreaming Cleo (cross stitch)
    Started 2/16/2024; working on face
  3. Mermaid’s Lagoon Socks (knitting) [Ravelry]
    Knit a couple of rows

No Work This Week:

  1. Look Through My Window quilt for me (quilting)
  2. Ocean Ripples Wrap (knitting) [Ravelry
  3. Singularity Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry]
  4. Sky Lanterns Shawl (knitting) [Ravelry
  5. Valley of the Heart's Delight sampler design (cross stitch) 

Ready for Finishing:

  • Finishing work for some old crewel pictures (sewing)

UFOs/Hibernation:

  1. Bear Paw pottery (needlepoint)
  2. Illusion Cube Blanket (knitting) [Ravelry]

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