cheli's sourdough starter
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Sourdough has been around forever. There are starters that go back literally hundreds of years and some of the breads u can get now are baked using starters that come from a batch that originated decades -if not more- ago! Sourdough is fascinating to me-besides being just plain delicious. A lot of people are scared of maintaining a starter- no need to be. Easy rule of thumb: if u are keeping it in the fridge, feed it at least once a week. If u are keeping it at room temp, feed it at least once a day. Here's my starter recipe- hope u enjoy! (look for feeding instrux at the end)
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yield
1 batch
prep time
15 Min
Ingredients For cheli's sourdough starter
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2 1/4 call purpose flour
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1 pkgactive dry yeast
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2 1/2 Tbspturbinado sugar (u can use sugar)
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3/4 Tbspsalt
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1 1/2 cwarm water (no hotter than 110, no cooler than 100 degrees)
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1 1/4 Tbspwhite vinegar
How To Make cheli's sourdough starter
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1In a large jar or crock (at least 2 quart) mix all dry ingredients, stirring till well blended. Stir vinegar into water. Using a wooden spoon, slowly stir the water mixture into the flour mixture. Stir until well mixed. Starter will resemble pancake batter. Cover jar opening with a paper towel or coffee filter, rubber banding it over the jar opening. Let sit out in a warm area to 'ferment' To be safe, u might want to put jar on a baking sheet in case of overflow- starter will increase in size.
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2After roughly 12 hrs, stir starter and add in 1/3 cup of water and 1/2 cup of flour (feeding the starter) U will feed the starter once a day in this manner as long as u leave it out of the refridgerator. After 4 days, you may choose to either leave the starter out - in which case u will feed it daily as mentioned above (except on the day when u do the weekly major feeding/upkeep) or u can refrigerate it-in which case u will feed it ONLY once a week when doing a major feeding/upkeep.
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3Once a week upkeep/major feeding: Measure out 3 cups of starter and set aside. The starter u have left over after u have removed the 3 cups to set aside is what u can now use to bake with (or discard) Put the 3 cups of reserved starter back into your starter container and to it add 1 cup of water and 1 1/2 cups of flour, stir and then store in or outside the refridgerator as usual.
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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