Easy Sourdough Starter Guide: Just Flour & Water!

Learn how to effortlessly create a perfect sourdough starter with just two ingredients!
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0:00 - Intro and Sourdough Starter Basics
0:26 - Initial Steps: Mixing Ingredients (Day 1)
1:44 - Observation and First Signs of Activity (Days 2-3)
2:06 - First Feeding and Growth (Day 3)
2:50 - Daily Feeding Routine (Days 4-6)
4:59 - Sourdough Starter Ready to Use (Day 7)
5:59 - Final Tips and Storage

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[Brithyll]

Why can't all other videos be like this, one of the best I've seen? Straightforward, easy instructions, delivered by a person with a 'sourdough' personality...bubbly and lively!

[josefinafigueroa]

Hi Natasha! Can you make a video on how to store the active starter after the 7 days and feeding times? Thank you

[fsk]

I hated every video so far I watched on sourdough starter because it sounded so complex. You gave that “it’s really easy” boost of confidence in that happy voice. I can’t wait to get started. 😄

[susansmallacombe]

When I was growing up, my grandmother used to make friendship bread. She did it for years using the same starter. She gave some to my mom and when my mom no longer wanted to use it, she passed the starter on to me. It was similar to your recipe, except the ingredients start with water, active yeast, flour, sugar and milk. The starter was kept in an airtight bag for 5 days. Each of those first five days, you would squeeze the bag several times once a day. On the 6th day, you would add flour, sugar and milk then squeeze the bag to combine then you would repeat the process for another 5 days. On the 11th day, you would pour out the starter into a plastic or glass bowl (never use metal bowls or utensils) and add four, sugar and milk and combine. Add 1 cup of starter into five separate baggies. Keep one and give each of the other baggies, along with directions written on an index card, to 4 friends. Each friend would repeat the process following the directions on the index card, then they would share it with four of their friends. I did it for a few years. About a year after I got engaged to my husband, I got pregnant with twins. Ten weeks into the pregnancy, I suffered a miscarriage. The weeks after, trying to cope and heal, feeding the starter wasn’t a priority anymore, so our family’s three generation friendship bread tradition ended. So sad because it all started with my grandmother…it was a piece of her that I was able to share with everyone. Sadly, I suffered a second miscarriage two years later. I haven’t thought about it again until now. After seeing this video, I’m considering starting a new one to share and eventually pass on to my son (aka, my Rainbow Baby, born full term and healthy in 1995) Thank you for sharing your recipe for the starter. It made me a little nostalgic and brought back so many great memories of my grandmother (who passed away a few months after my son’s 2nd birthday) my mom who is still with us and my childhood. 😊

[The_Jonstigator]

Years ago, Mrs. Jonstigator had sour dough growing in the fridge. She would make a loaf every so often and then fed it. It was in the fridge for what seemed like forever and started to feel like one of the family. So exciting to finally have some culture in the family. I named it Herman. One day I found Herman dead it the back of the fridge due to neglect. Very sad. Poor Herman. I miss him.

[carolynsinyard]

I lost count of the times that I have tried to make a sourdough starter. I believe that I can make this recipe that you have shared with us. I love your videos. Have a blessed day.

[lloydknighten]

Natasha, I, as an amateur chef, find your tutorials fun and informative.

[JC-sfqm]

How timely! I was recently given some sour dough starter from a friend. We live in Florida and the starter cane from Alaska through Utah. The strain is over thirty years old and very mild .... I just hope that I can keep it going. So far, I have been successful with blueberry muffins❤

[dilyausa]

My sourdough starter almost 3 year old, 1-2 times a week I feed and keep in the friedge. It’s so life it’s even growing in the friedge, I use starter discard to make crapes, cakes, basically I use everywhere.

[spaghettiqueen]

Soooo I tried this and by the second day, 24 hours, it had doubled in size and had two blue mold spots. It's 68-70 degrees in my house. Wtf happened?

[biblicallygraciouslyreform]

Thank you! I’m just now starting the sourdough journey. This was so helpful as all of your videos are my request would be could you show us how to make sourdough sandwich bread and sourdough bagels thank you again!😊

[savybodasing]

Hi Natasha
My first attempt at the sour dough starter was a colossal flop, and I threw it away. I am on my second attempt, and God Willing l am successful.
I will give feedback within 2 or 3 weeks time.
Thanks for sharing your recipe.

[danny]

Have a 'stupid' question...what do you do with the flour you 'discard'?? Toss it in trash?? Isn't that like a waste of money?

[SanChris]

Oh, can't wait ❤ I love baking bread and I already have sourdough sitting in the fridge though, but I love to learn more about this kind of topic.😊

[edwardhong]

Hi Natasha, this is awesome! I can’t wait to learn how to make this sourdough bread! The glasses look shiny and luminous! I love your other bread recipes. They are so impressive and delicious. I can’t wait to glance through the scenes in this video to enjoy your amazing cooking hack. I’ll see you tomorrow in the chat:)

[kenmore]

Timing of this is good for me. I had a job traveling, and things like sourdough starters, growing plants etc. wouldn't work. I recently retired and am out of state doing one last job. When I get home this week, I will start one of these. Thanks for the inspiration!

[Moving_Forward]

Thank you for presenting this in such an easy to understand way. I have watched so many tutorials and I’m always like HUH? finally I get it! God bless

[welshrarebit]

Ok question I thought u had to feed the starter every 24 hours since you start it. And then roughly 12 hours after yeast activity has started. This is the first time I’m seeing a starter fed after fermentation has begun.

[happyvanni]

Why am I cracking up during a sourdough starter video 😂

[OSUrules]

I recommend not mixing/stirring on the scale…you can damage the digital scale