Sourdough Starter

8 ingredients
7 steps

Ingredients

  • 1/2 c. water, heated to 110~
  • 2 oz. live brewer's yeast
  • 2 c. warm water (distilled preferred)
  • 2 c. bread flour (hard wheat)
  • 1 Tbsp. sugar
  • 3/4 c. sugar
  • 3 heaping Tbsp. instant potato flakes
  • 1 c. warm water

Directions

  1. 1
    Mix sugar, potato flakes and water together in bowl, then pour in starter.
  2. 2
    Leave out of refrigerator, uncovered, for 8 to 12 hours.
  3. 3
    When bubbly, take out 1 cup to make bread and return to refrigerator.
  4. 4
    If not making bread, after feeding starter, give or throw away 1 cup.
  5. 5
    Always feed every 3 to 5 days to keep from deflating starter.
  6. 6
    When your container gets too full to feed double batch, throw away or give away 1 cup.
  7. 7
    I use extra starter in bread; just makes it tastier.

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