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.
Dania (verified owner) –
Bought one for myself (Doughretta Lynn) loved it so much, I purchased one later for a friend. Highly recommend.
Marie (verified owner) –
I haven’t used yet … but will !
Jonathon s. (verified owner) –
Activated much faster than I saw on the videos and it’s going strong. I have made cookies, pizza, waffles and pancakes in the 2nd week
Karen V. (verified owner) –
This starter is so active! Grateful ❤️
Christina (verified owner) –
My new sourdough was easy to rehydrate and is currently thriving! Thanks!
Paul S. (verified owner) –
I bought a dehydrated sourdough starter from homestead and Chill because after 14 days my starter had done nothing, so I ordered a packet of their starter and it took 10 days to get here, not their fault, postal system, while their package was en route to me. My sourdough starter took off. It is strong and healthy, however I did not use their package because I now have my own sourdough starter working. I will keep theirs which I have vacuum sealed in a food saver, vacuum sealed bag. If my sourdough starter ever goes bad, I have a back up starter from them that I will definitely use. These people were very friendly good communication nice to deal with , I highly recommend them. Just expect a delay if you are on the East Coast as they are in California in getting your starter. I would buy from them again if I needed to.
Kimberly K. (verified owner) –
Having fun baking with my sourdough starter (Scooby Dough).
Jackie W. (verified owner) –
Amazing! Thank you!!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
Thankful to have found a dehydrated starter that I can trust. First time ever making sourdough bread! The starter activated nicely. Ready to make lots of bread and anything sourdough!
Erica (verified owner) –
The starter arrived about 5 business days after ordering. Once activated, it grew really quickly and well. Deanna and Aaron were really responsive when I had a question about shipping time. We look forward to cooking some sourdough soon!