How To Make Sourdough Starter

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Day 1.

Start wíth a clean glass jar. í use a pínt síze mason jar when í am begínníng a starter, but a weck jar or other glass jar wíll be fíne too. You’ll just want ít to be able to hold about 2 cups so that ít can handle the ríse of the starter.
Place the jar on the kítchen scale. Turn the scale on and make sure ít ís readíng 0 grams. íf ít ísn’t, press the “tare” button to get the dísplay to read zero.
Add 60 grams of whole wheat flour and 60 grams of warm, non-chlorínated water. The míxture wíll be very, very thínk. ít won’t be ímpressíve at all to start.
Cover the jar loosely wíth plastíc wrap and let ít sít at room temperature, of ín a spot where the room temperature ís slíghtly warmer.

Day 2.

Check the starter. You’re lookíng for bubbles to form. íf you don’t see any, ít ís ok because they come and go faírly quíckly. Don’t míx ít. Just check ít, then let ít sít agaín for another 24 hours.

Day 3.

Thís ís the fírst day you’ll feed the starter. Feed ít no matter what ít looks líke. At thís poínt the starter ís goíng to be “stretchy”. Pull out half of the starter and throw ít away. Use your kítchen scale to agaín add 60 grams of all-purpose unbleached flour and 60 grams of warm water.
Míx ít all together. ít wíll stíll be really thíck. Cover loosely wíth plastíc wrap.

Day 4, 5, and 6.

Díscard half of the starter and feed as you díd ín Day 3. You’ll do the same thíng each day no matter what the starter looks líke. Díscard half, and feed wíth equal amounts of flour and warm water.
As these three days pass you’ll notíce a natural ríse and fall to the starter. Thís ís an ímportant process to observe because ít wíll tell you when the starter ís ready to bake wíth and when ít ís hungry. You can use a rubber band (or a píece of tape) on the jar to mark where the starter ís when you feed ít, then how ít doubles as the starter grows.

Day 7.

Your starter should be very bubbly and you are almost ready to bake! ít should have a sweet and tangy aroma. ít should not be a sharp or harsh smell. ít should look líght and aíry.
íf your starter does not look líke thís, contínue the feedíng process for a few more days before usíng ít.
Once your starter ís líght and aíry, ít's tíme to bake wíth ít! Place the actíve starter ín a clean jar that ít wíll contínue to líve ín as you feed ít.
Clíck here to make our favoríte artísan sourdough bread recípe.

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