{"id":5596,"date":"2018-04-02T15:39:16","date_gmt":"2018-04-02T22:39:16","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.befresh.ca\/?p=5596"},"modified":"2018-04-03T10:27:01","modified_gmt":"2018-04-03T17:27:01","slug":"blog-how-to-make-a-starter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.befresh.ca\/wrdp\/blog-how-to-make-a-starter\/","title":{"rendered":"Homemade Sourdough Part 1: How To Make A Starter"},"content":{"rendered":"

Sourdough bread might seem like the most daunting of bread. But don\u2019t fear – it\u2019s not as tricky as it seems! It\u2019s just time-consuming. Here\u2019s a step-by-step process to make the bread of all bread. This is a two-part series: this first blog teaches you how to make a sourdough starter from scratch, and the second teaches you how to bake the bread<\/a>. Follow along to learn how to make amazing homemade sourdough.<\/span><\/p>\n

How To Make A Sourdough Starter<\/b><\/span><\/h1>\n

Unless you have a starter from someone\/where else, you\u2019ll need to make a starter yourself. This takes 5+ days, so be sure to set some time aside each day for this. <\/span><\/p>\n

First, what is a starter?<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

But first, what is a \u201cstarter\u201d? It\u2019s how we cultivate wild yeast – the yeast that lives in the air, on our hands, on the flour, and everywhere around us – into a form we can use for baking. A starter is a mix of flour and water, and the process of letting it sit for several days to \u201ccapture\u201d the yeast. Each day, you must \u201cfeed\u201d the starter with more flour and water. It sounds weird, but it\u2019s necessary.<\/span><\/p>\n

Day 1: make the starter.<\/b><\/span><\/h2>\n

To start your starter, you\u2019ll need:<\/span><\/p>\n