Hi everyone, as i mentioned elsewhere I have been off the forum for a while. Out of necessity I had to deep freeze my starters last March. I was a bit worried about how long they would survive however i took one out a couple of days ago, thawed it out, fed it in the afternoon and by bedtime nothing had happened! The following morning it still showed no signs of life so I refreshed it again and stirred in loads of air with a fork...... placed it in the airing cupboard for a few hours and by lunch time it was alive and doubling! So another refresh and back in the cupboard for another 6 hours and it was good to go!
I made up my 'regular' mix, autolysed for 30 mins then kneeded the dough and put it to prove for a few hours. At bedtime I shaped it then put it in the fridge overnight.
This morning it was ready for baking :)
Maybe not my finest but I'm very happy indeed. The taste is fantastic...... oh how we have missed home made sourdough!
And beautiful bread, too. :) It's nice to have another option for one's starter when one is going to be absent for a while.