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sourdough starter

Strong Sourdough Starter Recipe

Natasha Levai
With this complete soursough starter guide you will be able to grow a strong starter within 1-2 weeks!
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Prep Time 7 days
Cook Time 0 minutes
Total Time 7 days
Course Baking Ingredient
Cuisine American
Servings 1 starter
Calories 182 kcal

Equipment

  • Kitchen scale
  • Medium size jar
  • Stirring utensil
  • Rubber band
  • Cloth (if not using a lid)

Ingredients
  

  • 2 lbs flour
  • 2 lbs water
  • 1 teaspoon sugar (or honey)

Instructions
 

Day 1

  • Place the jar on the scale and press the start button.
  • Add 50 grams flour and 50 grams water. You can adjust the measurements if you accidentally added too much of the either ingredient.
  • Stir until there are no lumps.
  • Place the lid loosely on the jar, and place the rubber band on the highest level of the mixture.
  • Leave for 24 hours.

Day 2

  • Add 50 grams of flour and 50 grams of water to the mixture.
  • Stir until there are no lumps.
  • Leave for another 24 hours.

Day 3

  • Discard about a half of your starter.
  • Add 50 grams of water and 50 grams of flour to the jar.
  • Stir until there are no lumps and leave for another 24 hours.

Day 4

  • Feed your starter with the regular 50g/50g water and flour, but do not discard anything.
  • Feed your starter twice today - once in the morning and once in the evening. Do not discard.

Days 5&6

  • Discard about a half of the starter in the morning.
  • Feed your starter with the regular 50g/50g water and flour.
  • Repeat the discarding and feeding process in the evening.

Day 7

  • Do the regular discarding and feeding twice a day.
  • About 4 hours after feeding perform a float test - place a little bit of the starter into a cup with water. If the starter floats then it is ready for bread making.

Day 8 and on

  • Continue discarding and feeding process twice a day from now on. You can store your starter in the fridge, in that case you only need to feed it once a week.

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Notes

  • If your starter is taking a lot of time to start rising, add a teaspoon of sugar or honey to help speed up the process.
  • For best results use warm (but not hot) water when feeding.
  • You might notice a quick rise in your starter within the first day or two. Do not hurry to use it for baking! It is normal for the starter to rise quickly and then slow down. Wait a week and then you can give baking a try!
  • After taking the sourdough starter out of the fridge feed it twice a day for a couple of days before baking bread.

Nutrition

Serving: 1starterCalories: 182kcalCarbohydrates: 38.2gProtein: 5.2gFat: 0.5gSaturated Fat: 0.1gSodium: 1mgPotassium: 54mgFiber: 1.4gSugar: 0.1gCalcium: 8mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Sourdough starter
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