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Encyclopedia > Starter

Starter may refer to

an automobile self starter, or "starter motor"
the person who fires a pistol or waves a flag to indicate the start of a race
bread starter, (also called sponge) a fermented mixture used in baking sourdough
a motor starter, or "electric motor starter" used to start large electrical motors
a player on the starting lineup of a basketball team
a course before the main course of a meal, also known in Commonwealth English as an entrée
a device that aids the initial production of light from a fluorescent lamp that is turned on when cold
a starter pack in trading card games, being a deck containing enough cards to play a full game, along with a rulebook and other components to make it self-sufficient.
The Starter Clothing Line, a clothing brand that was popular in the 1990s, i.e. Starter jackets

This disambiguation page lists articles associated with the same title. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article.

Category: Disambiguation Both Otto cycle and Diesel cycle internal-combustion engines require the pistons to be moving before the ignition phase of the cycle. ... A Browning 9 millimeter Hi-Power Ordnance pistol of the French Navy, 19th century, using a Percussion cap mechanism Derringers were small and easily hidden. ... The tricolour flag of France A flag is a symbol, often displayed on a piece of cloth that can be flown from a pole or mast, and is generally used for signalling or identification. ... A race is a competition of speed. ... A bread starter, also called a sponge, consists of a simple mixture of flour, water, and a leavening agent (typically yeast or yogurt), and is added to bread dough before the kneading and baking process as a substitute for yeast. ... White Vienna Sourdough loaves Sourdough is a symbiotic culture of lactobacilli and yeasts used to leaven bread. ... Rotating magnetic field as a sum of magnetic vectors from 3 phase coils. ... A starting lineup in basketball is the set of five players on one team at the start of a game. ... Sara Giauro shoots a three-point shot, FIBA Europe Cup for Women Finals 2005. ... The main course is the main dish of a multidished meal. ... For the university exchange program ENTREE, see European Network for Training and Research in Electrical Engineering. ... To meet Wikipedias quality standards, this article or section may require cleanup. ... In collectible card games and collectible miniature wargames, a starter pack (or starter deck) is a sealed package of cards or figurines, designed to serve as the beginning of a collection. ... Collectible card games (CCGs), also called customizable card games or trading card games, are played using specially designed sets of cards. ... A rulebook is a book containing a list of rules. ... It has been suggested that folding clothes be merged into this article or section. ... See also 1990s, the band The 1990s decade refers to the years from 1990 to 1999, inclusive, sometimes informally including popular culture from the late 1980s and shortly after the year 2000. ... Image File history File links Disambig_gray. ...

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Starter: the Essence of Sourdough Bread (595 words)
	Starters will change depending on what they are fed. Therefore you may wish to keep separate white and rye or wholewheat starters.
	Sometimes I find that the starter makes distinctly better bread if it has gone through at least a couple or three feeding cycles, so it is a good idea to remove the starter from the refrigerator a day or two before baking.
	Starter is alive, composed of natural yeasts and bacteria from your original culture and the air of your kitchen.

Leavening: Using a Starter Kitchen Knowledge (1797 words)
	The primary difference between making bread with a starter and making bread with the direct or straight yeast method is that starter breads require much more time to prepare, but the flavor and texture of the bread is almost impossible to achieve with other leavening methods.
	The recipe for a poolish starter will differ depending on the type of bread being prepared, but often the only difference is in the quantities of the ingredients that are used in the starter in relation to the quantities of the ingredients in the full recipe.
	Although the ingredient quantities between the starter and the dough would change proportionally, the quantity of yeast usually does not change proportionally, so care must be taken when determining the proper quantity of yeast to use when adapting a poolish starter for use with different bread recipes.

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