Description
A simple guide to creating your own sourdough starter using just flour and water.
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 cup water
Instructions
- In a clean jar, combine the flour and water.
- Mix until there are no dry lumps.
- Cover the jar loosely with a lid or cloth.
- Let it sit at room temperature for 24 hours.
- After 24 hours, discard half of the mixture and feed it with another 1 cup of flour and 1/2 cup of water.
- Repeat the feeding process every 24 hours for about 5-7 days until bubbles form and it doubles in size.
Notes
- Use filtered or bottled water for best results.
- Keep the starter in a warm place, ideally around 70°F to 75°F.
- Once established, you can store it in the refrigerator and feed it weekly.
- Prep Time: 5 minutes
- Cook Time: 0 minutes
- Category: Baking
- Method: Fermentation
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 tablespoon
- Calories: 30
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 0mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 6g
- Fiber: 0g
- Protein: 1g
- Cholesterol: 0mg