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.
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JOCELYN (verified owner) –
This is my first time shopping at your website and the dried sourdough starter caught my interest. I remember trying to make my own starter years ago and failed.
The rehydration process was easy to do. On the second day, I noted a bit of activity. By the the fifth day, the starter rose to the top of my 1 liter glass jar 2 hours after feeding. Rather than wait for it to overflow, I took out 200g of my new starter and made sourdough English muffins. Faintly tangy and very tasty, yum!
I’ll be keeping “Pika” (pronounced Pee-ka) refrigerated (I live in a tropical climate) and feed her once weekly. Thank you for offering this product. So glad I visited your website.
Shannon B. (verified owner) –
Sourdough starter was a SUCCESS! Cannot wait to bake our first loaf!
Jesscia Jones (verified owner) –
It works perfectly, even for my pan cakes.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Highly recommend this product and any others from Aaron and Deanna! High quality and amazing customer service. Everything is packaged with care and intention.
Linda (verified owner) –
Homestead and Chill is just the best! Quality products, fast shipping and always look forward to all of the wonderful information, recipes etc. they share! I ordered the sourdough starters as gifts and the recipients were so excited and will be starting their sourdough journeys soon! I need to place another order soon (since in my excitement to share, I didn’t keep one for myself:) Thanks so much Deanna and Aaron~ you’re a true joy to follow !
Lorraine D. (verified owner) –
I’m excited to venture into sourdough baking! Your website is filled with information and look forward to success!!
nicole (verified owner) –
My sourdough starter was so easy to get going and active, and your instructions to take care of it were so helpful! I’ve already made a couple loafs and pizza crust with it, I’m very happy thank you!
Sarah Flynn (verified owner) –
Can’t wake to make my own bread! Love the environmentally friendly packaging! Love this small business!
Saray Vega (verified owner) –
I just LOVE this product. I cannot thank you enough for how practical it is. I love this page and everything you do! Thank you 😊☀️♥️🙏
Sandra H. (verified owner) –
I received my package quickly. It came with links to all the instructions from activation to recipes.. everything on their end is great, I just have to find the time to get it started & bake