Sourdough Starter I recipe

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Ingredients

3 tablespoons instant mashed potato flakes
3 tablespoons white sugar
1 cup warm water
2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast

Nutrition Info

50.6 calories
carbohydrate: 11.9 g
cholesterol: : -
fat: 0.1 g
fiber: 0.6 g
protein: 1 g
saturatedFat: : -
servingSize: -
sodium: 3.3 mg
sugar: 9.4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Combine instant potatoes, sugar, water, and yeast in a covered container. Let the starter sit on a counter for 5 days, stirring daily with a wooden spoon.

  2. On the morning of the fifth day, feed the starter with 3 tablespoons instant potatoes, 3 tablespoons sugar, and 1 cup warm water. In the evening, take out 1 cup of the starter to use in a sourdough recipe. Refrigerate the remaining starter.

  3. Every five days, feed the starter 3 tablespoons instant potatoes, 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 cup water. If starter is to be used in a recipe, let the fed starter rest at room temperature 6 hours before use. If starter is not being used in a recipe, keep refrigerated and discard 1 cup of starter after each feeding.

Recipe Yield

1 cup starter every 3 days

Recipe Note

A starter good for any sourdough recipe.

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