How to Make a Sourdough Starter

Make your own Sourdough Starter with just flour, water, and time! My daily step-by-step guide has all the info for what to do every step of the way for a starter. It’s as simple as stirring together flour and water, and giving it a bit of time to grow. Use your bubbly, thriving starter to make...

Intermediate - 12 min - Food & Drink - Preppy Kitchen

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What you'll need

Dutch oven: The secret to crusty loaves.
Banneton proofing basket: Shape and proof sourdough.
Bread lame: Score your loaves.
Digital kitchen scale: Bread is weighed, not measured.
Bench scraper: Handle sticky dough.

Books

Flour Water Salt Yeast by Ken Forkish - View on Amazon
The Bread Baker's Apprentice by Peter Reinhart - View on Amazon
Tartine Bread by Chad Robertson - View on Amazon
Bread by Jeffrey Hamelman - View on Amazon

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