Sourdough Starter: A Step-by-Step Guide

Sourdough Starter Journey

To create a successful sourdough starter, you will need the following ingredients:

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• Whole Wheat or Rye flour (Just the first day to speed up fermentación process)

• Unbleached all-purpose flour (Quemicals un bleached flour may slow down fermentation)

• Water (filtered or distilled, at room temperature)

• Glass jar or Glass Container

• A spatula or wooden spoon for mixing

• Jar Cloth

• Scale

Using whole grain flours usually fosters a more active starter due to the higher amount of nutrients that yeast can feed on.

Step-by-Step Instructions for Making Your Sourdough Starter

Follow these simple steps to make your sourdough starter:

Day 1:

• 60 Grams of Whole Wheat Flour

• 60 grams of water

  Mix together, consistency will be thick and pasty. Covert with plastic wrap of jar clothe and let it rest for the next 24 Hours.

  Day 2:

• Let the dough keep resting for another 24 Hours, just stir once or twice to oxygenate the mixture.

• Day 3 to 7; Repeat the following process:

• Weight your sourdough starter

• Discard half your sourdough starter

• Add 60 grams of water to the rest of your sourdough stater

• Add 60 grams of flour

• Mix together, Cover with plastic, loose lit or cap clothe

• Let it rest for the next 24 hours

  Preferible you should transfer the mixture to a clean container every day.

  Remeber if your evironment it's too cold, your sourdough starter might take longer.

• Day 7:

  If by now your sourdough stater hasn't double in size, doesn't have bubbles, is not fluffy or spongy and doesn't have a tangy smell, you need to continue to feed your sourdough starter every 12 Hours.

  Ex:

• Weight your sourdough starter

• Discard half your sourdough starter

• Add 60 grams of water to the rest of your sourdough stater

• Add 60 grams of flour to the rest of your sourdough stater

• Mix together, Cover with plastic, lose lio or cap

• Let it rest for the next 12 Hours

• Continue this process through days 7 to 10.

Nurturing Your Sourdough Starter

Remember to feed your starter regularly, and you can maintain it for years to come. Whether you're making breakfast toast or a rustic loaf, your homemade sourdough starter will impart a unique flavor that store-bought breads simply cannot replicate. Happy baking!