When I first began making a sourdough starter from scratch, one thing that bothered me was the concept of "discarding" half of the flour and water mixture at least once, sometimes twice a day. Luckily ...
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Sourdough Starter

Looking to make your own sourdough bread at home? You may have noticed that there is zero yeast involved, or baking soda or powder, to help with the rise. The only proper way to get your sourdough ...
This sourdough starter can be transformed into loaves of bread, and the discards from the process of keeping it fed can be used in numerous other ways to give your baked goods a distinctive tangy ...
These instructions will get you through all the steps necessary to cultivate an active sourdough starter and then build it into a levain, or sponge, you’ll need to bake our recipe for basic sourdough ...