Sourdough for bread without yeast

Step-by-step preparation

Cooking time: 7 day

1. STEP 1

   

   How to make sourdough for bread without yeast? Prepare and measure all ingredients. Take clean drinking water for fermentation, at room temperature.

2. STEP 2

   

   So, first, take a clean jar in which we will grow the starter. Pour 100 g of wheat flour into a jar. Next, pour 100 ml of water.

3. STEP 3

   

   Mix everything thoroughly so that the flour and water are completely combined. You should get a viscous homogeneous mass. I knead the sourdough with a fork.

4. STEP 4

   

   Next, the jar with the starter needs to be covered with a towel folded several times (but not with a lid, since the starter needs to breathe). And place the jar in a dark, warm and dry place. I have a corner cabinet not far from the oven. It's always warm there. Leave the starter for 2 days. During this time, you can stir the contents of the jar 2-3 times.

5. STEP 5

   

   After two days, bubbles should appear on the surface of your starter. This means that the fermentation process has started.

6. STEP 6

   

   Next, remove almost all of the starter from the jar and throw it away, leaving only 30 g. Add 50 g of flour and 50 ml of water to 30 g of starter. Mix water and flour with the remaining starter in the jar, cover with a towel and place again in a warm, dry place for 1 day.

7. STEP 7

   

   Within a day, your starter will have increased significantly in size. And a lot of bubbles will appear.

8. STEP 8

   

   Feed the starter with 50 g of flour and 50 ml of water. To do this, again leave only 30 g of the starter and combine it with flour and water. Mix well and place the bread starter in a warm place for another day.

9. STEP 9

   

   Repeat feeding 2-3 more times. Ready-made wheat sourdough without yeast can be used for 6-7 days. The finished starter should have a moderate smell, the smell should not be musty. It should not smell like mold or rot. The smell should be sour. It also tastes sour. The consistency of the starter will be like thick sour cream.

Comments on the recipe

AlexA-

09.11.2023

4.9

Thanks to the author for the current recipe. Everything is clearly described. For those who are looking, here is another recipe for rye sourdough.

Elena Sharikova

09.11.2023

4.7

Maria, thank you for the recipes! I have saved many of your recipes for yeast bread. Is it possible to somehow replace the yeast there or supplement it with this starter?