Forgotten sourdough dough that smells like pineapples
I'm after a bit of advice, I have some sourdough 'final dough' that I forgot about for a few days on the kitchen bench and now it smells like pineapples - yes pineapples! Only way I can describe it. My question: is this still safe for consumption? Should I even bother to try and bake it? I live in a sub-tropical climate with indoor temperature around 22 degrees celsius in the kitchen, it seems to be the coolest room in the house, until I start cooking dinner that is. I must say, I'm not the most successful sourdough baker, my loaves are usually pretty dense in the first place. I guess forgetting the dough on the kitchen counter doesn't say very much for me I must admit, but you know, sometimes life just happens. I have been trying to bake sourdough for about six months with limited success but you know how it is.... Anyway, any help or suggestions on whether I should bake would be great, thanks in advance.
If there's no evidence of mold, peel back the top layer. Take a spoonful of the starter and feed it per your normal procedure. It should be back to full strength after 2 or 3 successive feedings. Right now, it is very depleted and hungry.
Paul
"final dough"
Sounds like this was a mixed dough, either bulk fermenting, or final proofing. Can only gather it was bulk fermenting. Can't imagine forgetting shaped loaves or rolls, or whatever...for a few days, unrefrigerated!
Sometimes it's just best to toss it, and forget about it.
Maybe I'm reading it wrong though.
I fixated on the sourdough part and made the conceptual leap to talking about starter.
Paul
out from under the top layer (take out another 200g for the fridge) add 400g water and 600g flour (one or more kinds) and make a new dough. What you have is a lot of sd starter now with added ingredients. Add salt for the 600g flour between 10g - 12g depending on your tastes. Let it rise and give it a few folds while rising. This might be a real tasty loaf. Make another loaf from the other 200g if it turns out well. Pineapple and roasted sesame seeds taste pretty good together.
Mini
Thanks everyone for your replies, such a great community here. In the meantime, my husband convinced me to toss it out, you never know what its' grown sitting out on the counter so long, so it's gone. As I was tipping it into the bin, I did still wonder 'what if' though. I hadn't shaped it into loaves yet, it was just a big bowl of dough bulk fermenting on the counter, it's summer school holidays here in Australia so it gets a bit crazy, I still have my starter so I'm good in that respect and will try another batch and not forget it this time. Thanks again for such swift and helpful replies very much appreciated. Tempe