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39. I bought sourdough starter online about 6 months ago - it's easy to keep it going

Wed Apr 22, 2020, 07:39 PM

Apr 2020

You have to keep feeding your starter with flour, so you end up with lots of starter. I've been giving starter away to friends - who are now posting their sourdough breads and buns on Facebook.

I can no longer find organic white flour....my favorite to use. I only have 10 lbs left and I saw 5 lb bags of organic white flour listed on Amazon for $45.00 for one 5 lb bag ......

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I am now buying yeast by the pound... [View all] brooklynite Apr 2020 OP

No challenge - yeast freezes well malaise Apr 2020 #1

Damn, the artisan bread stores must be in worse shape than previously thought. HarlanPepper Apr 2020 #2

I've found it stays good in the fridge for years Amishman Apr 2020 #3

I just made s recipe mercuryblues Apr 2020 #4

I can't find yeast anywhere. I live in Florida. katmondoo Apr 2020 #5

How many pounds you need? Just asking. A pound goes a long way. I did find some sour dough ... marble falls Apr 2020 #6

In these times switching to no-knead bread recipes could get you through for a long time eleny Apr 2020 #7

That sounds like a plan! I just opened my last jar of yeast csziggy Apr 2020 #22

Walk over to the Cooking & Baking group here at DU eleny Apr 2020 #32

Oh, yeah, I read Cooking and Baking regularly csziggy Apr 2020 #35

Keep checking Walmart eleny Apr 2020 #37

I don't need to be eating bread, really. csziggy Apr 2020 #38

Good luck and lmk! eleny Apr 2020 #40

Been doing that with toilet paper and isopropyl. lagomorph777 Apr 2020 #8

I bought 2 pounds on line. I'll use it. I bake at least 2 loves a week and it keeps well.n/t Raven Apr 2020 #9

Make a sourdough starter or a biga/levain Akakoji Apr 2020 #10

I love sourdough... brooklynite Apr 2020 #25

Sourdough doesn't have to be sour at all Akakoji Apr 2020 #36

I've been working on a pound for at least five years spinbaby Apr 2020 #11

I buy 2 lb bags. displacedtexan Apr 2020 #12

As long as it's SAF Red Label, you'll be fine sir pball Apr 2020 #13

I didn't even know yeast was hard to get....till I tried to get some yeast. Captain Stern Apr 2020 #14

sourdough starter: how bread was made for about the first 10,000 years.. Voltaire2 Apr 2020 #15

Yeast free Sosa bread recipe on BBC web site. BSdetect Apr 2020 #16

Why do you need so much yeast? Blue_true Apr 2020 #17

Or you could make your own. OneBro Apr 2020 #18

Your workshop must smell like a brewery. Blue_true Apr 2020 #20

Wow-- I didn't realize that yeast was a hot item right now! BigDemVoter Apr 2020 #19

Yes, it is. Also flour is in out of stock for the best brands, even the sucky ones. nt Blue_true Apr 2020 #21

Bread is abundant on the shelves here in NC at the stores I shop. zackymilly Apr 2020 #23

No yeast in Tulsa - except for the Hispanic Market. They had dozens of jars. Runningdawg Apr 2020 #24

You bring up a good point. Often when the big box stores and large supermarkets are sold out you totodeinhere Apr 2020 #27

an interesting article on why yeast is in short supply right now Grasswire2 Apr 2020 #26

That was interesting, thanks. crickets Apr 2020 #30

I live in Brooklyn and have no issue buying yeast. Agschmid Apr 2020 #28

Glass jar in freezer MissB Apr 2020 #29

Do not fret about not having yeast to bake bread Blueplanet Apr 2020 #31

The big biscuit EndlessWire Apr 2020 #33

I've had a Costco sized bag in the freezer for at least ten years bif Apr 2020 #34

I bought sourdough starter online about 6 months ago - it's easy to keep it going womanofthehills Apr 2020 #39

I haven't been able to find yeast locally since February. MerryBlooms Apr 2020 #41

No yeast, make beer bread. nt Hotler Apr 2020 #42