{"id":1969,"date":"2026-02-22T13:48:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:48:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/?p=1969"},"modified":"2026-02-22T13:48:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-22T13:48:33","slug":"sourdough-starter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/22\/sourdough-starter\/","title":{"rendered":"\u00a0Sourdough Starter"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>\u00a0Sourdough Starter (Easy Homemade Recipe)<\/h2>\n<h3>Ingredients:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup all-purpose flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup lukewarm water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0Instructions:<\/h3>\n<h4><strong>Day 1:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>In a clean glass jar or bowl, mix the flour and water until smooth.<\/li>\n<li>Scrape down the sides and loosely cover the jar (do not seal tightly).<\/li>\n<li>Leave at room temperature (20\u201325\u00b0C) for 24 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Day 2:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>You may see a few bubbles \u2014 that\u2019s normal.<\/li>\n<li>Discard half of the mixture.<\/li>\n<li>Add:\n<ul>\n<li>1 cup flour<\/li>\n<li>1\/2 cup water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Mix well, cover loosely, and leave for another 24 hours.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><strong>Day 3\u20137:<\/strong><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li>Repeat the same feeding process every day:\n<ul>\n<li>Discard half<\/li>\n<li>Add 1 cup flour + 1\/2 cup water<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Stir well and keep at room temperature.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>After about 5\u20137 days, your starter should:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Double in size within 4\u20136 hours after feeding<\/li>\n<li>Smell slightly tangy (like yogurt)<\/li>\n<li>Be bubbly and active<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>When it reaches this stage, it\u2019s ready to use!<\/p>\n<h3>\u00a0How to Store:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>If baking often: keep at room temperature and feed daily.<\/li>\n<li>If baking occasionally: store in the fridge and feed once a week.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>\u00a0How to Know It\u2019s Ready:<\/h3>\n<p>Do the <strong>float test<\/strong>:<br \/>\nDrop a small spoonful into water \u2014 if it floats, it\u2019s ready for baking!<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>\u00a0Sourdough Starter (Easy Homemade Recipe) Ingredients: 1 cup all-purpose flour 1\/2 cup lukewarm water \u00a0Instructions: Day 1: In a clean&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":1970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1969","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-recipe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1969"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1971,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1969\/revisions\/1971"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/recipes.ukbiddingdirectory.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}