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.












Megan (verified owner) –
This starter is fantastic and super hardy! I’ve used starter from a friend and have made my own, this one has given me the best bakes by far. Not only that, but I had my starter hibernating in the fridge for 7 months, just fed it and it bubbled up so quickly! 100% would recommend.
Lizzy (verified owner) –
Amazing starter! ‘Doughlores’ has been helping us make amazing loaves and beyond for almost 4 years. Cannot recommend this starter enough. Plus be sure to read through all of their sourdough recipes and tips. I love all the H&C products I’ve purchased but this is by far my favorite.
Shannon (verified owner) –
Amazingly healthy starter!!
Maia (verified owner) –
I’ve successfully made sourdough starter before but this was so fast and easy! Bubbling and doubled by day four. Highly recommend.
Yolanda (verified owner) –
I bought a starter about 1 year ago and it’s still wonderful to use. I’ve tried other peoples starters and it wasn’t as good as Homestead & Chill!
Danielle (verified owner) –
This was soo easy to activate with all of Deanna’s helpful instructions. Great product!
Melinda (verified owner) –
Love it! Wish it came in larger quantity.
Erika (verified owner) –
I’m so excited to start the sourdough journey!
Marissa H. (verified owner) –
You made a frustrating process so easy and successful! Thank you!!
Alison (verified owner) –
Worked perfectly!!!! The no knead sourdough recipe is great