How To Activate Roselle’s Sourdough Starter
Congratulations! You have received my sourdough starter in the mail. Now it’s time to activate it so you can have an active and mature sourdough starter in as little as 2-3 days.
Watch this video first so you get a quick overview on what you’re going to do the next few days:
Step 1 – Day 1
Feeding #1
- Put 10g of dry starter into a jar
- Then add 60g of water, mix
- Then add 50g bread flour, mix
- Cover, mark your starting point
- Let sit 1 day in a warm place
Step 2 – Day 2
Feeding #2
- Add 100g of water, mix
- Add 100g bread flour, mix,
- Cover, mark your starting point
- Let sit for 1 day in a warm place
Step 3 – Day 3
By Day 3, your starter should look like this. You can now use this as-is to make sourdough bread. But if you’re not ready, proceed with Feeding #3
Feeding #3
- Take 100g of sourdough starter,
- Add 100g water, mix
- Add 100g flour, mix
- Cover, mark your starting point
- Let it sit for 1 day in a warm place
- Repeat this everyday to keep alive
ATTENTION
Generally, we use our starter after the 10th feeding, but it can be used as early as Feeding 2-4, as long as it’s doubling and falling consistently.
