Sourdough starter for Wholemeal Bread 25g

Description

This pack contains enough sourdough starter when activated to make one large loaf of bread or to create a starter culture that given love and attention, will last forever! Instructions and recipe included. Sourdough is a term for bread made using a 'starter' comprising flour and water colonised by a synergic association of wild yeast and bacteria. The sourness derives from the lactic and acetic acids produced by the bacteria. In fact, although the process of leavening bread with wild yeast has been around for thousands of years, the term 'sourdough' is relatively recent and can be traced back to the American old West of the mid-19th century. In some ways it is unfortunate that the term has been so widely adopted as the 'sour' bit puts many people off. This is an easily maintained and robust starter for those looking to bake bread with wholemeal flour and blends. It should be fed every 24 hours on a (1:1) mixture of wholemeal flour and cooled boiled water. Our sourdough starter is made from 100% stone-ground Atta flour. It is a particularly vigorous starter suitable for all forms of wholemeal flour but will work as well with plain white flour.