Sourdough Bread Starter Recipe 🥖
Description:
This is your basic Sour Dough bread starter to be used over and over again. Look for the sourdough bread recipe to make use of this starter. There are two ways to make sourdough starter: one without yeast where you feed the starter daily, and this recipe where you just let the yeast do the work and let it sit for 3 or 4 days. Be sure that you clean the jar well before putting the saved starter back in it.
Nutritional Information (per serving):
- Calories: 997.8
- Fat Content: 3.4g
- Saturated Fat Content: 0.5g
- Cholesterol Content: 0mg
- Sodium Content: 29mg
- Carbohydrate Content: 208.3g
- Fiber Content: 10g
- Sugar Content: 13.2g
- Protein Content: 30.7g
Ingredients:
- 1 packet dry yeast
- 2 1/2 cups warm water
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon sugar
Instructions:
| Step | Description |
|---|---|
| 1 | Dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup warm water, rest for ten minutes. |
| 2 | Mix in flour, sugar & remaining water. |
| 3 | Allow to stand, loosely covered, in a warm place for 3 or 4 days. Use a large (preferably ceramic) bowl as it will rise considerably. |
| 4 | Every time the batter is used to make a product set aside 1 cup to be used as a “starter” for another batch. |
| 5 | Keep covered in the fridge (a pint jar works nicely). |
| 6 | To make it into a basic batter again, add another 2 cups flour & 2 cups warm water and allow to stand at room temp overnight. It is now ready to use, but again reserve a cup of the starter. |
Recipe Notes:
- It’s important to keep the starter covered and in the fridge when not in use.
- The starter can be kept indefinitely as long as you continue to feed it periodically.
- Use a clean jar for storing the starter and ensure it’s well cleaned before putting the saved starter back in it.
- Reserve a cup of the starter each time you use it to maintain the starter for future batches.
Enjoy your homemade sourdough bread with this versatile starter! 😊🍞
