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gather ingredients: - unbleached flour, filtered water, active dry yeast

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combine all ingredients, until thick and pasty

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lightly cover jar and set aside to rise.

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after a few hours, it should look bubbly and airy.

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after about 12 hours, the starter will look deflated.

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stir until completely combined then transfer to a clean jar

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set aside to rise

use your starter! -->

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How To 24 hour Sourdough Starter

gather ingredients: - unbleached flour, filtered water, active dry yeast

combine all ingredients, until thick and pasty

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best sourdough starter jar -->

transfer to a clean jar.

lightly cover jar and set aside to rise.

after a few hours, it should look bubbly and airy.

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after about 12 hours, the starter will look deflated.

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time to feed: measure 50 g starter, 50 g water and 50 g flour

stir until completely combined then transfer to a clean jar

set aside to rise

use your starter! -->

once the sourdough starter is bubbly and active it's ready to use

TIME TO BAKE A GORGEOUS SOURDOUGH LOAF

TIME TO BAKE A GORGEOUS SOURDOUGH LOAF

Wondering what to do with sourdough discard??

TRY THESE SOURDOUGH DISCARD COOKIES!

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