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Herman Sourdough Starter Makes 4 cups "This is a recipe for a sweet sourdough starter known as Herman. There are a number of things that can be made from it. It's very important to NOT use metal utensils or bowls! It will take 15 days for the starter to mature and be ready to use the first time you make it. After that it can be ready for use every 10 days."

In a large glass or plastic container, dissolve the yeast in warm water. Stir in the flour and sugar, mix until smooth. (DO NOT USE A METAL SPOON)! Cover loosely and store in a warm place overnight.

The next day, stir and refrigerate.

Stir once each day for the next four days. On the fifth day, stir, then divide in half. Give half away with feeding instructions.

Feed starter with 1/2 cup white sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk. Stir until smooth. Cover and place in refrigerator. Stir once each day for next four days.

On the tenth day feed again with 1/2 cup white sugar, 1 cup flour, and 1 cup milk. Return to refrigerator and stir once each day for the next four days.

On the fifteenth day it is ready to be used for baking. Reserve one cup of the starter in the refrigerator and continue to follow the stir and feed cycle (Stir once a day for four days, stir and feed on the fifth day, ready for use on the tenth day.)


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Another Herman Recipe

HERMAN SECRET STARTER

1 env. dry yeast
1/4 c. water
1 tsp. sugar
2 c. dairy buttermilk
2 c. flour
2 c. sugar

Soften yeast in water with sugar. Stir once or twice. Let stand 5 minutes or until doubled in volume. If it doesn't double and bubble, the yeast is no good. Throw it out and start over with a fresh pack. Beat remaining 3 ingredients together until smooth and beat in the bubbly yeast mixture at end of the 5 minutes. Pour into non-metallic 8 cup container with a loose fitting lid. Let stand in warm place 6 hours. As it bubbles up, stir it down (after the 2nd or 3rd hour - so don't be impatient!) Then it's ready to use. Say hello to Herman! Just remaining to keep Herman out of drafts. Set him in a sunny spot - once in awhile. He delights in this. He'll bubble up with excitement if the sun's shining on him awhile.

REPLACEMENT RECIPE:

Every time you remove a cup of Herman, you must replace him at once with a simple mixture of:

1 c. water
1 c. flour
1 c. sugar

Beat it smooth and stir it into the mixture from which you removed the cupful for baking purposes. The above 3 cup mixture makes 1 cup of starter-batter exactly, so if you remove 2 cups of the starter, double the replacement ingredients. Always leave at least 1 cup of the starter at all times with which to begin your next batch of Herman.

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