Sourdough Starter Recipe

This Sourdough Starter recipe combines flour and water to create a live culture that ferments over time, capturing wild yeast and bacteria from the air.

INGREDIENTS

Step-by-step instructions!

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Place a small bowl on the kitchen scale, tare to zero and measure water. Remove, then set aside.

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Place another bowl on the kitchen scale, tare to zero and measure flour. Remove, then set aside.

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Add the water and flour to the Starter Jar and mix until well combined. Note the time of this first feeding – this is what time every other feeding needs to happen.

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Cover with breathable cover and set in an out of the way space with a constant temperature around 70-75 degrees.

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Sourdough Starter Recipe

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