Sourdough Starter

Name: Sourdough Starter
Prep time: 2 min
Total time: 2 min
Yield: 1
Ingredients: 4 ounces of Bread Flour x 5; 4 ounces of water x 5

2 mins

Easy

serves 1

Preparation Time: 2 mins

Cooking Time: 0 mins

WillPowders

Create your own natural yeast with no nasties which can be used to make the best sourdough pizza, bread, crackers, crumpets and cake.

Ingredients Method

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4 ounces of Bread Flour x 5
4 ounces of water x 5

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Method

Grab yourself a Kilner jar and mix 4 ounces of bread flour and 4 ounces of water together.
Cover loosely with some cling film and leave to ferment.
Repeat this step over 5 days, around the same time of day (you are feeding your starter, so mix in 4 ounces of bread flour and 4 ounces of water, every day for 5 days - this will create a natural yeast). Discard a little bit of your sourdough mixture every time you feed it, otherwise, you’ll end up with too much. You should end up with a lively and bubbling natural yeast - your own little jarred monster, which is ready to use.