Can I just leave it on the counter & bake with it in the morning??

"Mike Avery" > wrote in message
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> Snowleopard wrote:
>
>>According to everything I read, I thought that when the culture doubles in
>>3 - 6 hours it's ready to bake with. But then again, I thought it was
>>supposed to take 3 - 5 days to reach this point!
>>
>>What do I do NOW?? Please help!
>>
>>
>>
> How long it takes depends on lots of things. Quite often a starter will
> get to that point in a few days. However, if I say, "your starter will be
> ready to use in 2 days" on the web site, I'll get even more questions
> about "why doesn't my starter work?" So, I say 3 - 5 days so people will
> be a bit patient.
>
> What to do? Bake with it!
>
> Mike
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