Recipe Cheat Sheet

Sourdough Starter

about 1 cup active starter · prep 10 min · total 10080 min

Use a clean quart glass jar
Find a warm spot, about 75°F
1/2 cup whole wheat or bread flourstir smooth, cover loosely, rest 24 hreach day discard all but 1/4 cup (60 g), feed 1/2 cup (60 g) flour and 1/4 cup (60 mL) water; repeat 5 to 7 days, until it doubles within 8 hr of feedinguse, or cover and refrigerate, feeding weekly
1/4 cup room-temperature filtered water
about 3 1/2 cups whole wheat, bread or all-purpose flour, for feeding
about 1 3/4 cups room-temperature filtered water, for feeding
Recipe Cheat Sheet
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Sourdough Starter, written out

Makes about 1 cup active starter. Prep 10 min, cook 0 min, ready in 168 hr.

Ingredients

  • 1/2 cup whole wheat or bread flour
  • 1/4 cup room-temperature filtered water
  • about 3 1/2 cups whole wheat, bread or all-purpose flour, for feeding
  • about 1 3/4 cups room-temperature filtered water, for feeding

Before you start

  • Use a clean quart glass jar.
  • Find a warm spot, about 75°F.

Directions

  1. Stir smooth, cover loosely, rest 24 hr: whole wheat or bread flour, room-temperature filtered water.
  2. Each day discard all but 1/4 cup (60 g), feed 1/2 cup (60 g) flour and 1/4 cup (60 mL) water; repeat 5 to 7 days, until it doubles within 8 hr of feeding: step 1, whole wheat, room-temperature filtered water.
  3. Use, or cover and refrigerate, feeding weekly: step 2.

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