Sourdough Chocolate Cake

1 cup starter
1 1/2 cup flour
2 cups sugar
3/4 cup cocoa powder (I use Hershey's Special Dark)
2 tsp baking powder
2 tsp baking soda
1/2 cup milk
1/2 cup vegetable oil
3/4 cup cold coffee
1 tsp vanilla

Grease and flour pans.  In a large bowl, mix dry ingrediants together.  Add wet ingrediants and mix well.  Pour into 9 x 13 inch pan.  Bake at 350 degrees for about 30 minutes.  Test in center of cake for doneness.  Time may vary by a few minutes. 

Sourdough Chicken Fried Steak

I made these a few nights ago and they are wonderful!!  Even my teenage daughter liked it and she hates sourdough! 

2 cups Flour, seasoned well with salt, pepper, garlic powder (basically whatever calls out to you!) 

2 to 3 cups Sourdough Starter

oil for frying

6 tenderized beef steaks, pounded thin  

 

Place the seasoned flour in a shallow dish or on a plate. The flour should be heavily seasoned, not bland. Pout the sourdough starter into a wide, shallow bowl and set aside.

Pour the oil into a heavy, deep-sided skillet and set the pan over medium-high heat. Heat the oil to 375 degrees F, using a thermometer to measure the temperature.  You can deep fry these if you want to.  I did not.

While the oil is heating, prepare the steaks.  One at a time, dip a steak into the flour and then into the sourdough starter, completely coating the steak. Dip the steak into the flour once again, completely coating it. Set the prepared meat on a wire rack set until there are enough coated to fill the pan without crowding.

When the correct oil temperature is reached, slide 2 or 3 steaks into the hot oil. Cook the steaks for 4 to 6 minutes, turning once, taking care not to break the coating. Repeat the cooking process, allowing the oil to come back to 375 degrees F before adding the next batch of steaks. Repeat until all steaks are cooked. 

I served these with mashed potatoes and salad.  Yummy!!