The easiest way to make a homemade sourdough starter in 48 hours
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword sourdough starter
Prep Time 5 minutesminutes
Fermentation time 2 daysdays
Author Amy
Ingredients
1cupflour
1cupwarm water
1pkgactive dry yeast
Feeding The Starter
1/2cupflour
1/2cupwarm water
Instructions
In a large bowl, add one cup of flour, one package of active dry yeast, and one cup of water.
Mix until completely combined. Cover it with a towel and place it in a warm spot. An oven with a light on is the perfect place to keep it warm.
Allow to sit for 24 hours.
Take it out of warm place. Remove about 1/2 cup of starter and toss it out. Re-feed starter with 1/2 cup water and 1/2 cup flour and mix thoroughly. Cover and place in warm spot.
Allow to sit for 24 hours (48 hours total) and now you have an active sourdough starter.