Can you leave starter out too long? I wanted to make this after dinner tonight so I made the starter last night. Of course, not planning ahead that puts it at about 20 hours before I would get back to it. Do I need to take the afternoon off and make this? Starter is pretty flexible. If it's bubbly, just put it back in the fridge until you get the time to make the bread. You will need to feed it again before you use it, though. Molly Dave, if you're talking about the overnight starter for this ciabatta - as opposed to sourdough starter - just put it in the fridge and use it later tonight. No need to feed it, it should be fine. PJH

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