Description
Create your own bubbling, frothy sourdough starter for delicious homemade bread.
Ingredients
Scale
- 50 grams all-purpose flour or whole wheat flour
- 50 grams filtered or bottled water
Instructions
- Combine ingredients in a clean glass jar, mixing equal parts flour and water.
- Cover the jar loosely with a clean cloth to allow airflow.
- Let it rest in a warm spot for 24 hours to start fermentation.
- Daily feed your starter by discarding half and replenishing with 50 grams of flour and 50 grams of water.
- Watch as it bubbles and doubles in size over 5-7 days; it’s ready for baking!
Notes
Store your starter in the refrigerator if not in daily use, feeding it weekly to keep it active. It can be frozen for longer storage.
- Prep Time: 10 minutes
- Cook Time: N/A
- Category: Baking
- Method: Culturing
- Cuisine: Bread
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 starter batch
- Calories: 357
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 1.5g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 74g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 12g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: sourdough starter, bread baking, fermentation, homemade bread