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.












Anonymous (verified owner) –
Such a good and active starter!
Molly P. (verified owner) –
This yeast gives me terrific loaves of Sourdough bread. Having it dried is so convenient.
pamela (verified owner) –
I bought for Christmas gifts.
Anonymous (verified owner) –
I’ve purchased this before and it worked so great I figured they’d be great gifts
Betsy (verified owner) –
I followed Deanna’s directions to a t, and so far I have made 4 beautiful sourdough loaves! I appreciate that she not only gives directions, but also the science behind what makes it sourdough.
Amy L. (verified owner) –
The sourdough starter was super easy to rehydrate. My very first bake was the Focaccia and it turned out perfect; I was impressed my dinner guests asked to take some home with them. I really appreciate Deanna’s clear and comprehensive instructions on all of her projects – makes it very easy to follow and extremely informative.
Miriam (verified owner) –
Adeline is a very happy month-old starter! Even though I didn’t follow the directions perfectly and I’m still working on making it fluffy, but I love her so much.
Sherry S. (verified owner) –
Was active by day 2 and doubling by day 3!!
Laura P. (verified owner) –
Love it.
Julia T. (verified owner) –
Great starter, perks right up!