Dj's "true" Salt Rising Bread

Dj's "true" Salt Rising Bread

Ingredients:
cornmeal, degermed, unenriched, yellow
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
leavening agents, baking soda
milk, fluid, 1% fat, without added vitamin a and vitamin d
water, bottled, generic
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
water, bottled, generic
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched

Directions:
Pour milk onto dry ingredients and stir.
Keep warm overnight until foamy.
I place it in a yogurt maker which will maintain a constant temperature.
You must get the foamy and smelly "rotten cheese" smell or it will not work!
This is called a "raisin".
After "raisin" has foamed and has the smell, in a medium sized bowl, add 2 cups of warm water to the mixture.
Then add enough flour, (about 1 1/2 cups) to make a thin pancake like batter.
Stir and let rise again until it becomes foamy.
This will usually take from 2 to 3 hours.
Next, add one cup of warm water for each loaf of bread that you want to make.
( e.g., 3 cups of warm water will make 3 loaves of bread).
To this add about 10 cups of flour.
Knead well, about 8 to 10 minutes.
Then form into loaves and put into well greased loaf pans.
Grease tops of loaves.
Let rise again, until double, in a warm place.
( I place mine in the oven with the oven light on.)
This will take from 2 to 6 hours.
Bake at 300 deg.
for 30 to 45 minutes, or until loaves sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.
Let cool.
Tastes excellent toasted.
Freezes Well!
Enjoy!
NOTE: You can make up to 6 loaves with this Starter.
I chose to make 3.