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About Salt Rising Bread

About Salt Rising Bread — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

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Method (preview)

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   The phrase "salt rising" refers to an old kitchen practice of keeping the bowl of starter nested overnight in a bed of warm salt, which retains heat. It does not refer to the bread's taste.

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   The starter to begin salt-rising bread is a true starter where no yeast is used and is very temperamental. If the starter does not bubble up during the night to produce an oddly sweet odor, throw it out and begin again. But put it together in a different way and use a different milk or another kind of cornmeal. There is no easy explanation why one combination will work and another will not.