Creating a Sourdough Starter


Getting Ready Video




First click HERE and print this out! It’s your complete step by step work sheets! 

Creating Your Starter Video Below- a must watch!

 

Equipment Needed:

 

Flour Types:

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Notes: Save the discard each day in a glass container in the fridge and use for “discard recipes” like Muffins, Pancakes, Waffles, and More! Also do NOT put a solid lid on your starter, the flour and water mix needs to grab wild yeast from the air in order to grow.
Do NOT put discard down your drain, either save or dispose.


Creating Your Starter Video

Let’s Create Our Starter

First click HERE and print this out! It’s your complete step by step work sheets as shown below but much easier to print and read.


Use the provided squares below to checkmark off each day so you can keep track easily.  The starter will remain on your counter while the discard goes in the fridge in a container with a lid.

 

Day Started:_______________________

□Day 1: 1/2 Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix

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□Day 2: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 1 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency in the a.m.

□Add ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water in the p.m.

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□Day 3: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 2 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼  cup water and mix until pancake consistency in the a.m.

□½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water in the p.m.

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□Day 4: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 3 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency in the a. m.

□Add ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water in the p.m.

□Day 5: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 4 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼  cup water and mix until pancake consistency in the a.m.

□Add ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water in the p.m.

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□Day 6: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 5 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□Add ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water in the p.m.

Do you notice any bubbles or starting to smell sweet or seeing it rise at all? You’re getting closer! If not, no worries keep discarding and feeding. You’ll get there! Next 2 weeks you will only need to feed once a day!

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□Day 7: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 6 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 8: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 7 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 9: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 8 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 10: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 9 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 11: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 10 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 12: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 11 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□Day 13: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 12 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 14: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 13 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 15: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 14 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 16: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 15 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 17: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 16 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 18: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 17 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 19: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 18 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 20: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 19 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

□ Day 21: Discard half of the flour/water mixture from day 20 and mix in ½ Cup Flour & ¼ cup water and mix until pancake consistency

 

Your Starter should be ready! How to tell? You should be seeing lots of bubbles and smells sweet and fermented a few hours after you “feed” it. When the volume doubles it’s ready to measure out and bake bread with it. You can mark the volume with a rubber band or a whiteboard marker on the outside of your jar when you do the initial mix. Now watch it rise!

Recommended Items

Bench Scraper

 

Bowls with Lids
Dough Cutter
Dutch Oven

Wheat Berry Grinder

 

Banneton Bowl Set

 

Kitchen Aid Stand Mixer
Kitchen Food Scale

 

Measuring Cups & Spoons

 

Bread Baking Pan

 

Quart Jars

 

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