Sourdough Starter

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Experience the taste of San Francisco with your own sourdough bread. Find out where to get a sourdough starter and how to care for it.

I don’t know very many people who have sourdough starter. Matter of fact I don’t know a soul that has a starter except myself. So, if you are like me and are needing a sour dough starter you’ve come to the right place.

I don’t know what took me so long in trying to make sourdough bread. Maybe intimidation but it really is a piece of cake. LOL! No pun intended….well maybe a little. And why is that? I don’t quite understand because making homemade bread is so rewarding, beneficial and let alone the aromatic smell of fresh-baked bread lingering in the kitchen is heart warming.

What Can You Make With Sourdough Starter?

Did you know you can make more than bread with a sourdough starter? Yeah, you really can. Imagine making your own baguettes, dinner rolls, English muffins, pizza crust, pancakes and I have this recipe for some awesome, out of this world, sourdough waffles!

How To Get A Sourdough Starter

You may not realize it but most of your bread bakeries use a sourdough starter that they have used for years and it was probably handed down from their grandparents and great grandparents. Don’t count on getting your sourdough starter from the local bakery. It would be like them giving you their ancient family secret recipe. And that ain’t happening!  No way, no how.

First things first. Get a sourdough starter. Obtain a sourdough starter from friends or family, culture one from scratch or you can purchase a Sourdough Starter Culture.  One culture is all you’ll need because the starter will include about 1/2 cup to get you going. Now, what’s next?

Supplies Needed For Sourdough Starter

You will need a glass jar like this to house your starter. Other items needed include unbleached flour for feeding your starter to keep it “alive”, and warm tap water. That’s it!

Feeding Your Sourdough Starter

Place your new starter into a glass jar. Now you will need to feed it, so add 1 cup flour then add 1 cup warm water. Stir until well mixed. Your mixture should be the same consistency of pancake batter (not too thick and not to thin). Once you have it all mixed together add the lid and keep the glass jar on the counter and watch the starter come alive.

Allow Sourdough Starter to Multiply

You should begin seeing chemistry taking place and the yeast will begin farting off CO2.   The more bubbles you have the more active your starter which leads to a successful rise in your dough.

Don’t leave the starter on the counter for a long time because it may bubble over and grow right out of the jar you have it housed in.

Caring For Your Sourdough Starter

So, you’re not ready to make anything yet? That’s okay You can put your starter in the refrigerator after you feed it. Your starter will need to breathe so when you put it in the refrigerator it’s best to keep the cloth over the top and make sure it is secure.

Feeding Your Sourdough Starter

If you are not going to be using your starter for a while you will need to feed it at least every other week using the same directions above. But before adding the flour you will first want to remove a couple of tablespoons of the cold starter, and as much as I don’t want to say this, you can wash it down the drain then proceed with feeding it.

Make sure to clean off any of the starter that comes in contact with the opening of the jar and anywhere on the outside of the jar because if left on there it will dry rock hard.

If your starter has been in the refrigerator for an extended period of time and you see a grey watery liquid on top- that’s ok. Just pour out the liquid into the sink and discard about two heaping tablespoons of the starter and then proceed to feed it with the flour and water.

Some recipes will call for using unfed starter. When you see this you can take your starter out of the refrigerator let it sit on the counter for a while and remove however much the recipe calls for. Then you will need to feed your starter.

Congratulations, you now have a healthy sourdough starter. I have had my same starter for around two years. It’s not hard to maintain. As long as you continue to feed it, it will be around for a long time to come.

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