HOW TO MAKE A SOURDOUGH STARTER STEP BY STEP USING ALL PURPOSE FLOUR

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Hey! Y'all have spoken and I have listened! Here is the very detailed, step by step video on how I made my starter for my sourdough bread. It's a little longer video than y'all are used to getting from me, but I wanted to take my time explaining everything because I know this is a daunting process. But I promise you it will all be worth it when you bake your first loaf of sourdough bread!! It does take several days, but it only takes like 5 minutes each day. Please let me know in the comments or message me over on Instagram if you have any questions at all or if you need some encouragement. Y'all know I'm not an expert...I'm more like a shade tree mechanic lol...but I'm here to help as much as I can!!

Here's the bread video!

Bread making stuff I use:

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What you'll need:
Unbleached all purpose flour
Filtered water
Glass jar with lid
Rubberband (move rubberband to the top level of your mixture each time you add stuff)

Step by step:
Day 1-Mix together 1/2 cup flour and 1/3 cup water, loosely sit lid on jar and let sit 24 hours
Day 2-Mix what's in the jar and let sit another 24 hours (don't add anthing)
Day 3am-Mix what's in the jar. Discard all but 3 tbsps. Add 1/2 cup flour and 1/3 cup water (this is the morning feed). Mix well, place lid, let sit
Day 3pm-Add 2 tbsps flour and 1 1/2 tbsp water (this is the evening feed). Mix, cover, let sit
Days 4-8am-Mix and discard all but 3 tbsps of starter. Give morning feeding. Cover, let sit
Days 4-8pm-Give evening feeding, mix, cover, let sit
Day 9am-Do the float test. If your starter floats, it's ready to bake bread. If it sinks, continue with schedule until it passes the float test. Could take a few more days.

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[requiem]

Love that you uploaded twice in a row within a span of 2 days :) Thanks for the step by step video, and it's 22 minutes! Great tutorial, definitely would help a lot of people!

[gointomexico]

Thanks. Best starter making vid on youtube.

[anikaxmeisel]

This is great! Watching this video to make sure my starter is normal. And not many recipes use AP flour!

[judytittsworth]

Thank you for sharing this awesome video!! I tried with regular ap flour for 12 that's right I said 12 days, did the float test, sank to the bottom!! So I threw it all away, got unbleached flour and this is day 2 for me. I did what you said to do, placing it on the stove and let it set. When I looked at it first thing this morning, it had rose past the rubber band! So I think I got this now!!

[sharonwright-greene]

Hello thanks for sharing this, when I first started out Febuary of this year 2023 this reminded me of my starter, I got discouraged so I ran into a Youtuber and she started her= Starte with Whole Wheat unbleached Flours and water and then on the 3rd day of feeding iot was a very much active Rising starter, a few times i would come back home and it overflowed outside the jar, and on the 4th day she feed it Unbleached white flour and continued that protocol and aI tried her way and I tell you here I am 8 Month with a Starter making beautiful Bread, so what I learned from her was, start out with Rye or Whole wheat it always give a quick rise to a new starter and then when you want to have a Regular white Unbleaced Flour Starter just do the same feeding on the 4th day and it will be evry active on the 7th day, , it sometimes be soo alive til it overflows and I love seeing the beauty and the science of this Live Culture that I never knew about, But keep at it and you will eventually have a Starter ready for Bread, Im soo glad to be a part of he Sourdough Community... Happy Baking

[greensing]

Thank you so much for being so detailed. I want to do this but have been scared to even try. Your detailed explanation and attention to all you saw and smelled has really inspired me! Loving your channel and subscribed immediately!!! ❤❤❤

[hollyford]

Yay!!! I’ve been anxiously awaiting this video! I’m so excited!!❤❤🎉

[shirleysparks]

Thank you for sharing. Im on day 7 of mine ans was about to chuck it . But I'm going to go for a bit longer and hope for the best 🤞

[brynnmoore]

Thank you so much for posting this I’m always watching videos and seeing these other starters that are having a great rise and doing amazing and so on…I do exactly what they’re video says and mine just hasn’t risen at all it’s day 4 but it’s bubbly so I’m assuming I’m doing it right. My starter also looks a lot like yours so it gives me hope!

[jumpintofall]

Is this like making Friendship Bread? I have never heard of this till your chocolate chip cookie recipe came up. I am anxious to try both.

[Foodcazt]

I loved the recipe! Every time it's a delight to watch your videos👍👍

[Sparkly.mushroom]

I’m making a sourdough starter according to this video and an article on the internet!
Day one: made starter with measurements on this video. Made it in a mason jar with towel and Telly tie over it. Mixed it up and let it sit on the counter.
Day two: no bubbles, smells like dough. I mixed it up and put the towel and Telly tie back on
Day three: it bubbled a lot and almost doubled in size. It smelled like booty. 😂 I took half out and put in 1/2 cup flour and 1/3 cup water. I did the same thing as this video, and I made a second starter with the discard this day.
Day four: it. Smells. Vile. There’s bubbles at the top and they both seem to have separated and have liquid at the bottom. At about midday, I’m feeding one jar with the measurements in the video. I’ll feed the other jar in the evening just to see if it makes much of a difference. If one dies, it’s no big deal bc I have another one! I fed the other one at 8:00 by taking half away and adding 1/2 cup flour and 1/3 cup water. Just to see if there’s any difference.

[MakingItMyOwn]

It’s a lot of loving work which would make these loaves perfect for gifts. Especially for someone who realized the hard work that went into it. As a crafter, time and patience make a world of difference. And it tastes amazing! Well done sis! ❤️👍🏻😊

[_primalpilatesprincess]

I just threw mine away. And I'm about to try again. I am excited and tbh. I am happy trying even if I didn't succeed in the first try

[stassyllerena]

Your recipe worked!! yaay!! I just wanted to ask you a couple of more questions. 1) Now that my starter is ready, when I store it in the fridge, do I close the lid completely? 2) To maintain my starter, do I have to do the whole AM and PM process once a week for the rest of my life? lol 3) When I want to use my stored starter from the fridge, what do I do? do you let it warm to room temperature? Thank you so much for your help!!

[CandyStelflug]

I’ve made four different sourdough starters and when I do the float test, they all drop so I got discouraged and threw them all the way I’m going to try this video and hope that I have success and not get discouraged.. Thank you

[kirarinbunso]

Hi there, the most I struggle with is that my starter is kinda watery what happens if it is? Do I feed more? Less?

[hansenmarc]

I just started looking, but I’ve found lots of no-discard recipes on YouTube for making sourdough starter. Have you tried any of them? Thanks for sharing your process for making sourdough starter!

[chillinglunch]

Great recipe. I love it. Thanks for this and have a great week👍🏻😊 🙂

[jseremak]

Once it passes the float test what do you do with the starter for maintenance? Fridge? Feed? How often?