Maintaining the starter culture

Maintaining the starter culture

Baking

Learn how to maintain your starter for superior bread. This recipe guides you step-by-step.

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The starter is essential for making naturally leavened bread. It contains yeast and lactic acid bacteria that need food to survive. This recipe explains how to maintain your starter so that it remains active.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time5 min
  • Cook time8 min
  • Total13 min
  • DifficultyEasy
  • Cooking methodrest

Ingredients

1 people
  • $0.13

Directions

  1. Mix the starter and water in a large bowl. ≈ 4 min
  2. Mix thoroughly with wheat flour. ≈ 4 min
  3. Cover the glass with plastic wrap and leave it at room temperature for about 8 hours.

Before you start

Ingredients

  • 50 g of sourdough starter
  • 50 g of water
  • 100 g of fine wheat flour

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