Easy Organic Sourdough Starter (Dehydrated)
$15.00
A foolproof way to start baking sourdough at home! Bring home a strong, healthy, bubbly organic sourdough starter from the Central Coast of California.
The starter comes dehydrated but is very much alive – full of beneficial lactic acid bacteria and wild yeast. All it needs is a little water, flour, and 5 days to get reactivated.
Includes easy step-by-step instructions, video, and recipes. Use it to bake bread, crackers, granola and more! See all our sourdough recipes and guides here.
One package of dry starter will turn into more than a liter of bubbling active sourdough starter that can last a lifetime of baking!
Jar not included. Ships free within the US via USPS First Class letter mail – so please keep an eye on your mailbox!
Description
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Want to bake fresh sourdough at home, but don’t have a starter? Bring home a portion of our healthy established organic sourdough starter culture to create your own! She hails from the Central Coast of California ~ just a few hours south of San Francisco. Our starter was created from scratch over 10 years ago using wild yeast cultivated from local organic apples, and is only fed with certified organic flour.
Allergy warning: This product contains gluten.
What is dehydrated sourdough starter?
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With this order, you will receive a packet of dried living organic sourdough starter (1/2 heaping tablespoon, or 7-8 grams) – enough to create an active, bubbly sourdough starter within one week of re-activation. We feed our sourdough starter 100% certified organic ingredients (organic bread flour, organic whole wheat flour, and/or organic all-purpose flour) and filtered water. The starter is dehydrated on a “living foods” (low heat) setting, effectively preserving the beneficial lactic acid bacteria and wild yeast within the starter. It is very much alive – it simply needs to be rehydrated and reactivated!
Once you reactivate your starter, you will have a lifelong supply of sourdough starter culture to use in any delicious homemade sourdough recipe – including rustic sourdough bread, fluffy focaccia, pizza crust, crackers, cornbread, and more!
Once you receive the dry starter:
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– You can either reactivate it right away, or choose to wait. It will stay viable in powder form for approximately 6 months as long as it is stored in cool, dry, dark location (such as in an air-tight container in the refrigerator).
– The process of reactivating the dry starter takes about one week (with quick steps each day) and is very easy to do! See the full instructions to reactivate your dry sourdough starter by clicking here.
– To reactivate the dry starter, you will need a medium size glass container (e.g. a pint mason jar), all-purpose flour or bread flour, and filtered water.
Shipping: Free shipping via USPS First Class mail within the United States, and $12 shipping to Canada.
Return policy: We can’t provide returns/refunds for change of heart, or user error in re-activating the starter. However, if your order arrives damaged or with apparent issues, please let us know (take a photo) and we will make it right.












Marleana Groundwater (verified owner) –
My starter was bubbly and happy. I made my first rosemary herb sourdough loaf and it turned out perfect. Deanna’s videos were great and I watched them several times. Keep those videos coming, Deanna. I can’t wait to try the sourdough ginger cookies and pancakes.
Lauren Pinhas (verified owner) –
Excellent purchase. I completely and totally fucked up my first loaf but my mom still ate it so? 🙂
Jaclyn Andrews (verified owner) –
Would buy this over and over! Makes for a great starter and great bread!
Elizabeth (verified owner) –
Great starter and very detailed instructions, perfect for beginners!
Asha Hickerson (verified owner) –
So excited about my sourdough starter! It will be my very first attempt at making bread.
Carol Mortensen (verified owner) –
Thanks for a handy resupply of starter. I lost my last starter by experimenting with low carb flours with little success.
Michelle Joyce (verified owner) –
Wonderful quality and great customer service. Do not hesitate to order from Homestead and Chill!
Angela v. (verified owner) –
Oh my goodness couldn’t have been easier. Clear, easy to follow instructions. Great product!
Lisa Cerveny (verified owner) –
Storing in a mason jar in refrigerator until my Grand daughter visit so we can make together.
Erika C. (verified owner) –
I’m on day 4 and she’s rising!!! I have failed with starter that was given to me so I appreciate the instructions