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.
412 reviews for Easy Organic Sourdough Starter (Dehydrated)
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Sonya I. –
I’d purchased your starter last year, and now after all this time I finally came here to say that this starter is such a wonderful addition to our family, we cannot live without her! Our hoochie mama has delivered time after time, even after months of neglect in the back of the fridge. We’ve never once had to replace her. Such a fabulous gift and thank you for giving it!! 🙂
Jessica P. (verified owner) –
Absolutely best starter I have ever used! Flavor is amazing. It started doubling on the second day!
Sarah Jones (verified owner) –
Amazing!! I have wanted to make sourdough for years but have been overwhelmed by how detailed it seems. I bought this dehydrated starter, followed the simple instructions to rehydrate it on Sunday, and by Friday at noon we were eating our first loaf of delicious crusty sourdough bread. I used Deanna’s no knead sourdough recipe to make the bread too! It was so detailed and foolproof (much appreciated). This couldn’t have been easier. My starter is super active (overflowing a liter jar) after the 5 day reactivation period. I highly recommend! Thank you!! Can’t wait to try more recipes.
Jean (verified owner) –
My starter is alive and well, working on my 3rd loaf right now. My starter is VERY happy!!!
Anonymous (verified owner) –
makes sourdough baking so easy.
Karen E Malmgren (verified owner) –
IT’S ALIVE! IT IS ACTIVE! Finally I have a starter. Tried a few times to start my own from scratch with no success. Ordered your dehydrated starter. The video on how to feed each day and what consistency it should be was invaluable. Followed the video exactly. Learned to keep a lid on the jar, not a cloth cover that come in many sourdough started kits. No sourdough starter kit necessary doing it the Homestead and Chill way. Looking forward to trying out many of your recipes.
Laura (verified owner) –
Great starter! Best I’ve tried. I got this starter years ago and unfortunately things happened and I let it die. When I was ready to start new I went with another company for starter and was let down it was nowhere near as active as this no matter what I tried. I thought it was me until I ordered this again and it works just as well as I remember rehydration was easy especially with the instructions on their website. My bread and baked goods are back to being amazing! Definitely the best starter!
Morgan (verified owner) –
Very excited about this product!
Melinda W. (verified owner) –
Second time purchasing this when Jigglypuff 1.0 started developing suspicious looking colors (due to neglect on my part). The instructions to revive the starter are very clear and easy to follow.
Sarah R. (verified owner) –
fool-proof