Sourdough and such

So I again attempted and succeeded at making a sourdough starter. It worked so much better than last time. I used orange juice instead of water and rye flour instead of unbleached AP for the first three feedings. I read several different places that this was unnecessary, but it worked. Today I made my first loaf from it . . . and I burned it. I followed the directions, but it was fairly inedible. However, the inside showed definite promise. I think I like this starter. I found a second website that cited breadtopia's method, but called to bake at 50 degrees lower. I think I'll try that next time. I have also found other sourdough recipes to try in the next few weeks.

Sandwich bread
Sourdough Waffles
Sourdough loaf

I also used two cups of my Amish friendship starter to make banana bread last night. It was the moistest bread ever and everyone around here has enjoyed it.