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No Commercial Yeast Starter Recipe

A simple recipe to make your own yeast starter without using commercial yeast.
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Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Fermentation Time 5 minutes
Total Time: 5 minutes
Course: Baking
Cuisine: General
Servings: 1 starter

Ingredients 

Starter Ingredients

  • 1 cup Whole Wheat Flour
  • 1 cup Water filtered

Instructions 

  1. Day 1: In a glass jar, mix 1 cup of whole wheat flour with 1 cup of filtered water. Cover with a cloth and secure with a rubber band. Let it sit at room temperature for 24 hours.
  2. Day 2: Discard half of the mixture. Add 1 cup of all-purpose flour and 1 cup of filtered water. Stir well, cover, and let sit for another 24 hours.
  3. Day 3-5: Repeat the process of discarding half and feeding the starter with 1 cup of all-purpose flour and 1 cup of filtered water every 24 hours. By day 5, the starter should be bubbly and have a pleasant sour smell.

Keywords

Yeast Starter
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