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Beginner’s Guide to Caring for & Feeding Sourdough Starter 

The easy guide to feeding sourdough starter
Prep Time10 minutes
Total Time10 minutes
Cuisine: French
Servings: 1 cup fed starter
Author: Michelle

Ingredients

  • 50 grams unfed sourdough starter
  • 50 grams water
  • 50 grams flour

Instructions

  • Measure out your starter on a digital scale. You want equal weights of starter, flour, water.
  • Note the weight of your starter and zero out the scale.
  • Add the same weight of water and zero out the scale.
  • Add the same weight of flour.
  • Stir well to combine then place the fed starter in a jar. Cover with a piece of cheesecloth secured by a rubber band.
  • Note the level of starter by drawing a line on your jar or by placing a piece of colored tape at the starter level.
  • Put the jar in a warm spot. If it doubles in 12 hours, you're reading to bake. If it doesn't double, you'll need to feed it again.
  • To feed again, discard half the starter, weigh the remaining starter, and begin the process over again.
  • Keep the discard in a covered jar in the fridge.

Notes

If you don't have a kitchen scale, a good rule of the thumb is to use measure out double the flour since flour is not as heavy as water or starter:
1/4 cup starter, 1/4 cup water, 1/2 cup flour.

Nutrition

Serving: 1g | Calories: 272kcal | Carbohydrates: 57g | Protein: 8g | Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 4mg | Fiber: 3g