Stiff Sourdough Starter
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Ingredients - Flour Mixture
- 150 g whole wheat
- 180 g all-purpose flour
Ingredients - Conversion
- 10 g sourdough starter
- 50 g flour mixture
- 25 g water
Ingredients - Maintenance
- 10 g sourdough starter
- 20 g flour mixture
- 10 g water
Instructions - Flour Mixture
Step 1
Create your flour mixture by mixing 150 g of whole wheat and 180 g of all-purpose flour.
Instructions - Conversion
Step 2
Take 10 g of your existing sourdough starter
Step 3
Feed with 50 g of flour mixture and 25 g of water
Step 4
On the next day, take 10 g of your stiff starter, feed again with 50 g of flour and 25 g of water
Step 5
The starter is very dry and mixing is a pain. I typically knead it on my bench
Step 6
Please repeat this for another 3 days, it takes time for your microorganisms to adapt.
Instructions - Maintenance
Step 7
Bring out the starter from the fridge and let it sit at room temperature for 8 to 12 hours.
Step 8
Take 10 g of your existing sourdough starter.
Step 9
Feed with 50 g of flour mixture and 25g of water.
Step 10
Let it sit at room temperature for 1 to 4 hours before returning it to the fridge.
Step 11
Feed once a week.
Sources
- https://www.the-bread-code.io/recipe/2021/10/24/all-you-need-to-know-stiff-liquid-regular-starter.html
- https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/recipes/a-smaller-sourdough-starter-recipe
- https://www.kingarthurbaking.com/blog/2018/10/30/maintaining-a-smaller-sourdough-starter