Age
103Years
Color
Country of origin United States
Taste
& Flavour
Mixture
Unknown
Liquid
Flour
Other
Cowboy
Since 1921
My ex husband wanted to try it. He was obsessed with bread making. This starter began in 1890 so we were determined to not kill it. So, it;s actually 136 y.o. now in 2020. We had made starer ourselves and were not quite successful.
Characteristics
Cowboy is vigorous & tastier when used more. The first piece tastes like it has parmesan in it (it does not). Originating in WY, this starter is 136 y.o. It was given to a traveling family in 1979 by a cowboy; a wool buyer traveling between WY and MT. At that time, it was 95 y.o. It spent all those years traveling in saddle bags. I have shared and this starter is now in CO, VA, WA, & Norway.
Taste & flavour
Recipe
Starting ingredients
- Cup 1.25
- tbsp 0.75
- Cup 1
- tsp 0.25
- Cup 3
Feeding ingredients
- Cup 1
1
Stir together and remove 1.5 cups
2
In separate bowl, stir together 1 C flour and 1 C filtered water
Cup 1
3
Add mixture from #2 back to starter. Replace in fridge
Working method
1
Starter
Cup 1.25
2
Salt
tbsp 0.75
3
Filtered water
Cup 1
4
Yeast
tsp 0.25
5
Bread flour
Cup 3