Homestead Mornings

Typical late summer morning on the homestead. The pigs have all gone to market and the garden is winding down, so the main focus is on the cow and all of the milk. Lots of cheesemaking happening in the kitchen as I’m working on perfecting hard cheeses while still rotating in old tried and true soft cheeses like mozzarella.

Here’s my blog post on making a sourdough starter.

I don’t have my sourdough bread recipe on my blog yet but I use 1.5 C water, .5 cup starter, 1T salt, and flour until it's shaggy - sorry I don’t measure! I like working off of the feel of the dough that way my loaf turns out even when I use different flours. You want a shaggy dough at first, don’t worry it will get more workable throughout the ferment.

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This mozzarella recipe is from Mastering Basic Cheesemaking: https://amzn.to/3PgN2xD

My guide to sourdough starter: https://hopewellheightsblog.com/sourdough-starter/

Yogurt Starter Culture: https://www.homesteadersupply.com/index.php?main_page=product_info&cPath=234_170&products_id=2839