When I first began making a sourdough starter from scratch, one thing that bothered me was the concept of "discarding" half of the flour and water mixture at least once, sometimes twice a day. Luckily ...

If you love this recipe, try my Sourdough Discard Banana Bread and Sourdough Discard Chocolate Chip Cookies next! Serve these ...

Imagine waking up in the morning to the tantalizing aroma of freshly made Sourdough Pancakes, perfectly crispy on the outside, spongy on the inside, with the perfect amount of tang. Serve them with ...

If you’ve spent much of the quarantine channeling your inner Gold Rush pioneer, baking sourdough bread and feeding your named starter, well, welcome to the secret floured handshake society. Sourdough ...

The best thing about Alaska sourdough starter: It usually comes with a story. In a couple weeks of sourdough research, I've heard about all kinds of grandmother legacy strains with links to ...

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“Feed your starter every day.” “Discard half before each feeding.” “Weigh your starter.” “Feed it its own weight.” “Feed it equal parts flour and water.” I think we can dispense with all of this.

Sourdough starter math doesn't have to be complicated, though you will need to do a bit of calculating when prepping starter for larger sourdough recipes.

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