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Sourdough starter #8

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Ingredients:
3 cupUnbleached all-purpose
Flour, divided
1 tspActive dry yeast
2 cupHot (120F to 130F) water
1 cupLukewarm (100F) water
SOURDOUGH STARTER
Procedures:
1Yield : approximately 4 cups difficulty: (one chocolate kiss, or easy) prepartion: 10 minutes allow at least 4 days for the starter to ferment before using.
2"day 1: In a medium bowl, stir together 2 cups of the flour and yeast.
3Make a well in the middle of the flour/yeast mixture and whisk in the hot water.
4Continue stirring until the mixture is blended but not completely smooth.
5It is not necessary to smooth out all the lumps; they will dissolve as the mixture start to ferment.
6Cover the bowl with a clean towel and let the mixture sit at room temperature.
7Over the next 24 hours the mixture will rise, become very bubbly and then start to recede.
8"days 2 and 3: Stir the mixture twice, once in the morning and once in the evening to invigorate the yeast and to expel the alcohol.
9Towards the end of the second day the mixture will start to thin and the surface of the starter will be covered with lots of tiny air bubbles