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Lisa's avatar

Hello - Could I use some of my sourdough starter in place of the preferment, because I want to make it today but I don't want to lose the flavour of the preferment. I Keep my starter quite stiff so I wouldn't be adding too much extra water, if that helps? Thank you

Nicola Lamb's avatar

LISA im so sorry I didn't see this. YES absolutely you could mix up a stiff starter with your starter for the preferment!!!

Lisa's avatar

Thanks, this is great news!

Sally's avatar

I was wondering the same. Feels like it should work fine as long as the water to flour ratio is similar. I reckon it's worth an experiment.

Rebecca's avatar

How frustrated will I get if I try to do this by hand....? Looks fab! x

Nicola Lamb's avatar

Hey Rebecca - since it's in two parts, it might not be so bad.. but you may need to put on soothing music!

Anna's avatar

How long do you think this would last in an airtight container? X

TP's avatar

I came here to ask the same question... Would I able to make this a week ahead and tightly wrap it?

Btw it looks amazing!

Nicola Lamb's avatar

Hiya Toma, I think if wrapped properly it will last 1-2 weeks but it is very susceptible to drying out. The chocolate version on KP+ lasts much longer.

Nicola Lamb's avatar

Hey Anna, if you wrap it really well, it should be good for weeks. But its so sensitive so you must wrap it properly! And you can always rewarm it/ toast the slices. xxx

Something Softer's avatar

Hello! Can I omit the chocolate, and can I soak my raisins in orange juice? Thank you so much! ☺️

Victoria Ferguson's avatar

I finally made this today (to distract me before my driving test this afternoon) and it is so delicious I’m making another to take to my in-laws for Christmas!

Katie's avatar

Nicola, is there supposed to be more sugar added in the second stage of the dough? The text of this post suggests that the sugar should total 40%, but 70 g of sugar is something like 26% of the flour weight. I made the kugelhopf as written yesterday but did wonder afterwards whether there was supposed to be more sugar in the dough. It was lovely but did seem more breakfast-y than dessert-y.

Flat Dad Dave's avatar

When would you add the salt? I added it with the sugar but it didn’t say in recipe