Reviving a Dehydrated Sourdough Starter Recipe
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Have you ever wanted to learn how to use sourdough and where to get a starter? Of course, you can make your own at home, but here is information on how to begin, and where to get a Very Good Starter at no cost! It is a vigorous, pleasant tasting starter, and very easy to work with!
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Instructions:
If you visit the Carl Griffith 1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough website at www.carlsfriends.net, you can order, free of charge, (although they welcome contributions) some of their wonderful dried sourdough starter. It is extremely easy to get going, and what they send is more than enough for at least 3 "starts".
On the website, there is a brochure to download with the simple instructions. Within 1 day, you will have a viable starter to begin your sourdough adventure!
Click on the link to my blog above to read how I use and care for my Carl Griffith starter.
Here is how to revive the powdered starter they will send to you:
Use a small container with a lid, or a little bowl that can be covered.
Into your container, put 1 Tablespoon of lukewarm water and add 1/2 teaspoon of the powdered starter. Stir. Allow to sit for 5 minutes. Then, mix in 1 tablespoon of flour (you can use wheat, rye, spelt or unbleached, if you like.) Depending on your flour, you might need to add a teaspoon or two more lukewarm water. The batter should be like thin pancake batter.
When the batter becomes nicely bubbly, transfer to a somewhat larger container. Then, add 1/4 cup of lukewarm water and 1/4 cup of additional flour.
Again, when it gets nice and bubbly, add 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup flour. When this mixture is active and bubbly, you will have about a cup of very active starter to use. It can be stored in the refrigerator, or with twice daily feedings, it can live in a covered container on your kitchen counter.
when you use some of your starter, be sure to save back some, and feed it to replenish your supply.
If stored in the refrigerator, feed it at least once a week by adding 1/2 cup of flour and as much lukewarm water as you like, to make the starter the consistency you prefer.
When reviving the powdered starter, it will take anywhere from 4 to 12 hours to see it come alive.
Store the rest of the powdered starter, carefully wrapped, in the freezer. It will last a long time... at least a year.
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