Jumpstart your bread baking with our easy Sourdough Starter recipe. It’s the starter that gives sourdough bread its tangy flavor and chewy texture. How do you make a Sourdough Starter? It's very easy, and once you make it, you can follow our sourdough starter instructions to care for it and replenish it so you can keep making delicious bread any time. There are only 4 sourdough starter ingredients, including yeast, water, flour and sugar. Simple! Soon you'll be making sourdough bread at home.
Sourdough Starter
- Prep Time 0 min
- Total 0 min
- Servings 1
- Ingredients 4
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine or quick active dry yeast
- 4 cups lukewarm water (105°F to 115°F)
- 3 cups Gold Medal™ All-Purpose Flour or Gold Medal™ Bread Flour
- 4 teaspoons sugar
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Dissolve yeast in warm water in large glass bowl. Stir in flour and sugar. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until smooth. Cover loosely; let stand at room temperature about 1 week or until mixture is bubbly and has a sour aroma. Transfer to 2-quart or larger nonmetal bowl with tight-fitting lid. Refrigerate until ready to use. Care of Sourdough Starter: Use Sourdough Starter once a week or stir in 1 teaspoon sugar. After using starter, replenish it by stirring in 3/4 cup Gold Medal® all-purpose flour, 3/4 cup water and 1 teaspoon sugar until smooth. Cover loosely; let stand in warm place at least 1 day until bubbly. Cover tightly; refrigerate until ready to use.
Nutrition
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