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Easy Sourdough Starter

You only need three simple ingredients to make sourdough starter.
Prep Time 20 minutes
Resting time 2 days
Total Time 2 days 20 minutes
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Servings

1

Equipment

  • 1 Jar With A Lid
  • 1 Kitchen Scale

Ingredients

  • 32 grams Bread Flour
  • 8 grams Whole Wheat Flour
  • 40 grams Room Temperature Water

Instructions

  • Mix all of the above ingredients in your container or jar, cover your jar lightly (not airtight) and let it sit out at room temperature for 12 hours. You will not notice any difference in your 'starter' just yet. Keep the starter at room temperature throughout this process until it’s active.
  • After 12 hours, pour off most of the mix leaving behind just 1-2 tablespoons and discard in the trash.
  • After discarding, immediately feed the 1-2 tbsp which you kept (which is now your 'starter') using the same ratio as above (32gr bread flour, 8gr ww flour, 40gr water) and mix it. Again leave it out at room temperature for 12 hours.
  • Continue 'discarding' and 'feeding' your starter every 12 hours for the next 7-14 days. This time frame varies, and that’s totally normal. Remember that time is an ingredient, just like flour and water. Your starter is a live culture feeding on natural yeasts, so it needs time to ferment. Give it patience!
  • On day 2 or 3, you may see some bubbling activity, but after a day or so it will go flat. This is normal! Don’t be discouraged or abandon your sourdough baby. The starter needs time to get fully active. As long as you feed it twice a day, trust that it is alive and thriving!
  • When the starter appears to be active and bubbly within 6-8 hours of feeding, perform a float test. To do this, take a spoonful of starter and drop it into a bowl of water. If it sinks, it may not have enough wild yeast and could benefit from another feeding. If the starter floats, it's ready to be used to leaven bread.
  • Congratulations- you’ve made your own starter!
  • It is recommended to keep the starter at room temp the first 3-4 weeks and once feed daily, this will help strengthen the starter. If you are not around you may store it in the fridge but it may take a few feeding to bounce back