Commercially shredded coconut, I’m afraid. Added “raw” for whatever degree it has been prepared. I grew up with “lightly”-sweeted coconut, but I prefer unsweetened coconut. Be sure to add extra baking powder. I have some unsweetened “coconut powder” but that’s more like grated coconut and much better in yogurt or on icecream than in a waffle.
I just keep coming up with crap-shortcuts, don’t I?
Next week, I’ll let you in on the secret of my rootbeer-glazed spam…
As others have said, that’s basically what the article describes, and it’s really not that hard. Although it’s splitting hairs a bit whether the yeast was in the air or was already on the flour – it’s generally the latter, but it’s not something you have much control over.
As far as I’ve read, both adding commercial yeast and adding fruit (typically grape skins) actually slows down the process in the long run, since the natural sour dough yeast has to first out-compete the yeast you put in there.
I had a starter that I made with just flour and water and used it for five years. It finally died after I left it in the fridge for six months, but I have some dried starter that I made from it several years ago that I plan on rehydrating soon.