How To Make A Sourdough Starter: Easy Recipe & Maintenance Guide For Beginners

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds more nutrients and flavor.

water

🥗Healthier: filtered water

💰Cheaper: tap water

Filtered water can improve fermentation.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: sugar

Honey can provide additional nutrients for yeast.

salt

🥗Healthier: sea salt

💰Cheaper: table salt

Sea salt offers trace minerals.

Grab a jar and put 50 g of flour and 50 g of water in it.

Stir the mixture with a knife or chopstick until well combined.

Cover the jar with a plastic lid and leave it for 24 hours.

After 24 hours, stir the mixture again and cover it back up for another 24 hours.

On day three, remove 50 g of the sourdough starter and place it into a clean jar.

Add 50 g of flour and 50 g of water to the remaining starter in the jar.

Stir the mixture well and cover it again for another 24 hours.

On day four, check for bubbles indicating fermentation.

Remove 50 g of the starter and discard it (can go into compost or bin).

Add 50 g of flour and 50 g of water to the remaining starter in a clean jar.

Stir well and cover the jar.

From day four onwards, feed the starter twice a day for at least 2 weeks.

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