Can you make sourdough bread with an apple starter? | Foodgeek Baking

Why would you put apples in a sourdough starter? Grape and pineapple starters get all the attention, so I wanted to try something different: could ripe apples alone capture enough wild yeast to leaven a real loaf of bread? Experiment time. And unlike my regular starter, this one never gets fed at all. The recipe: https://fdgk.net/apple-starter-bread-... Buy Foodgeek Merch: https://fdgk.net/buy-merch Patreon: https://fdgk.net/patreon Follow me on: Instagram: https://fdgk.net/instagram Facebook: https://fdgk.net/facebook Tiktok: https://fdgk.net/tiktok Reddit: https://fdgk.net/reddit Ad links! In this video: High-powered blender: https://fdgk.net/buy-the-super-q Food processor: https://fdgk.net/buy-food-processor Ad links! Essential Sourdough Baking Tools: Baking Vessels: Fourneau Bread Oven Grande: https://fdgk.net/buy-fourneau-bread-o... Challenger Bread Pan: https://fdgk.net/buy-challenger-bread... Cast Iron Combo Cooker: https://fdgk.net/buy-combo-cooker Pyrex (or equivalent) glass dish: https://fdgk.net/buy-glass-dish Enameled Roaster: http://fdgk.net/buy-enameled-roaster Brovn (glass dome): https://fdgk.net/buy-brovn Bulking containers: Cambro Container 6 qt/6 liter: https://fdgk.net/buy-cambro-container... Cambro Container 4 qt/3.5 liter: https://fdgk.net/buy-cambro-container... Cambro Container 2 qt/1.9 liter: https://fdgk.net/buy-cambro-container... Cambro Lid 2qt/1.9 liter: https://fdgk.net/buy-cambro-lid-2-qt Lames/blades/scoring: Walnut Lame: https://fdgk.net/buy-walnut-lame Razor blades: https://fdgk.net/buy-razor-blades Cake turntable: https://fdgk.net/buy-cake-turntable WireMonkey Lame: https://fdgk.net/buy-wiremonkey-lame Starter: Weck jar: https://fdgk.net/buy-weck-jars Small spatula: https://fdgk.net/buy-small-spatula Banneton/proofing baskets: Round Proofing Baskets: https://fdgk.net/buy-proofing-baskets Oval Proofing Baskets: https://fdgk.net/buy-oval-proofing-ba... Bowls: Medium bowl: https://fdgk.net/buy-rosti-bowl-4-liters Medium bowl lid: https://fdgk.net/buy-rosti-bowl-4-lit... Large bowl: https://fdgk.net/buy-rosti-bowl-5-liters Large bowl lid: https://fdgk.net/buy-rosti-bowl-5-lit... Bread Knife: Awesome Bread Knife: https://fdgk.net/buy-kasumi-bread-knife Good Bread Knife: https://fdgk.net/buy-victorinox-bread... Gloves: Heat-resistant gloves: https://fdgk.net/buy-heat-resistant-g... Baking pans: Pullman Loaf Pan (small): https://fdgk.net/buy-small-pullman-lo... Pullman Loaf Pan (medium): https://fdgk.net/buy-medium-pullman-l... Loaf Pan (medium): https://fdgk.net/buy-medium-loaf-pan Measuring Cups: Small measuring cup: https://fdgk.net/buy-small-pyrex-meas... Medium measuring cup: https://fdgk.net/buy-medium-pyrex-mea... Large measuring cup: https://fdgk.net/buy-large-pyrex-meas... Miscellaneous: Lodge Cast Iron Skillet: https://fdgk.net/buy-cast-iron-skillet Mockmill Grain Mill: https://fdgk.net/buy-mockmill Bench Scraper: https://fdgk.net/buy-bench-scraper Baking Steel: https://fdgk.net/buy-baking-steel Flour shaker: https://fdgk.net/buy-flour-shaker Spray Bottle: https://fdgk.net/buy-spray-bottle Pizza Peel: https://fdgk.net/buy-peel Brød & Taylor Proofer: https://fdgk.net/buy-brod-and-taylor-... Silicone Spatula: https://fdgk.net/buy-silicone-spatula Stand Mixer: https://fdgk.net/buy-stand-mixer Wire Rack: https://fdgk.net/buy-wire-rack Precision Scale: https://fdgk.net/buy-precision-scale Danish Dough Whisk: https://fdgk.net/buy-danish-dough-whisk My Amazon storefronts: US: https://fdgk.net/amazon_us UK: https://fdgk.net/amazon_uk Music: Epidemic Sound: https://fdgk.net/epidemicsound Guitars in the back: Custom Fender Batman Stratocaster Martin DCPA3 Dobro Hound Dog M-14 Fender American Deluxe Stratocaster 3-Colour Sunburst #sourdough #applestarter #artisanbread 00:00 Teaser and introduction 00:29 About making a starter from fruit 01:19 Building the apple starter 01:36 About the dough formula 01:51 Support the channel note 02:02 Recipe start: pureeing the apples 03:38 Fermenting the starter over several days 04:04 Mixing the dough and hydration 04:44 Resting and stretch and folds 05:25 Bulk fermentation in the proofer 06:01 Dividing and pre-shaping 06:17 Shaping the boule 06:57 Shaping the batard, cold retard, and preheating 07:13 Baking the first loaf 07:49 Baking the second loaf and reveal 08:43 Crumb, smell, and taste test 09:33 Findings 10:12 More reaction and other starter bases 10:42 Feeding the starter going forward 11:00 Tangent: 3D-printed rocket 11:24 Wrap-up