How to Maintain a Sourdough Starter - Simple Method

HOW TO MAINTAIN A SOURDOUGH STARTER // Having a sourdough starter is like having a pet! They need to be fed regularly and taken care of! Learn how to maintain a sourdough starter with 2 feeding options, daily or weekly.
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[@littlespoonfarm]

Hi Everyone! Well the video for how to maintain a sourdough starter is finally done! Sorry this took so long to get to you. I do all the filming, editing, etc. myself so sometimes it can be a little challenging. Especially with all this rain we've had in my area. I hope you enjoy! Happy baking!!

[@jimlahey5354]

Nice work!

[@johnboyd7158]

You do an amazing job of creating enjoyable, factual videos as well as delicious, reliable recipes. Long time follower!

[@crissylea123]

Should I freeze the dried starter? Like you freeze active dry yeast for long term?

[@lovebikesmustride]

Finally a chanel that explains it easy to understand, those other hipster channels are a nightmare. Thank you

[@littlespoonfarm]

blanket man thank you. Hopefully i make this easy to understand!

[@andreanaves5287]

Please stop playing with your hair

[@walexander8378]

It's literally the same advice. 1 to 1 ratio of flour to water with some different tips. Not that hard to follow....

[@danielsevell5732]

By far the most straight-forward guide!!! Thank you so much :)

[@PeterPrasa]

So glad I found you . Really detailed enough and very helpful. Thanks! Happy Baking!

[@nickblitz783]

Great clear and simple instructions. Thank you.!

[@fionamayne1183]

Really great, I now understand the process completely. Thank you Amy x

[@wk6976]

Thanks for your clear instructions Amy. I enjoyed the lesson.

[@ms.gichan3727]

Your directions were so clear and simple. I viewed a number of videos and this one is by far the best. Thank you. I was looking for directions as to how to feed the starter, what to do with left over starter.

[@engy442]

Hello Amy, I’m from Egypt and this explanation the best way to starter Thanks 🙏🏻

[@mooh3382]

Thank you Amy. Really clear instructions to follow. Thanks also for the drying method. That will be useful for when i go away on extended holidays. Look forward to more of your videos.

[@JimRuderer]

I'm new to the whole sourdough thing and you made it pretty easy to learn some of the basics, plus that idea for dehydrating some of the discard as a backup... Those are some great tips!

[@violettevbunni9508]

Great video. New subby. I was looking for a beginner sourdough bread recipe video. LOL then read the comments and saw that you're working on one. I'm so excited. I really want to get into making my own breads. Love your scoring bread videos also. Thank you for sharing!😄💖

[@davidwastney3573]

you are so good at explaining things thank you so much

[@ridge181]

wow and seen so many videos and i am so happy I came across yours. great and clear instructions, user-friendly. your videos are so approachable. i very much appreciate this.

[@peggybouillon9737]

Your sourdough series is so well done! I stopped making sourdough bread for a year now and feel this time around I can stick with it because of your videos. Thank you!🍞

[@littlespoonfarm]

Hi everyone! I'm very sorry I haven't been able to answer comments but I will be working on them this weekend to get caught up. I get hundreds of inappropriate comments and it makes it really hard to get to the people that really need help! Again, I will try to get to everyone at some point this weekend.

[@jimoconnor7772]

Amy Duska thank you Amy. I subscribed. I also looked at your comment section and saw what you meant by inappropriate. My twin daughters have a you tube channel with @ 2mm subscribers. I think they have a way to block inappropriate comments. I can ask them how if you want.

[@jimoconnor7772]

Amy Duska I just asked my daughter and she said you can block users or specific words.

[@littlespoonfarm]

Thank you I'll look into that asap!

[@jimoconnor7772]

Amy Duska if you need help I’ll ask Ciera for more details. KZbin tc2 ... that’s their channel.

[@jimoconnor7772]

Amy Duska hi Amy. It seems your comment section has been cleaned up a lot. If you need specific advice from Ciera let me know and I can hook you two up directly. Btw your video was very helpful!

[@rixtusdonau9098]

Amy, Big Big Thanks, I really enjoyed the visit to your kitchen.

[@littlespoonfarm]

You are so welcome!

[@violetaromero32]

Thanks you sweetheart. This was very useful and easy to follow! ❤

[@emilloisdodson-nattier9876]

Was gifted a starter lastnight & given your site as reference:) Thank you!!!

[@tamashorvath4921]

Thank you for information you explain very clear

[@porkfied]

Great idea with drying out the yeast,I never knew that,thanks.

[@gerikyte3286]

I have tried around twenty different methods of baking sourdough and your recipe is the only one that works..thanks

[@jillianross5856]

Very helpful! Thank you!

[@donnadibiase2316]

This is the absolute best video explaining and showing the step by step process. Thanks a bunch.

[@littlespoonfarm]

You're welcome Donna :)

[@miltonhumphus4020]

Amy Duska ty for a wonderful video and helping me to understand a less confusing way of maintaining my sourdough starter , God bless :)

[@FantasticMrBerg]

Thanks Amy! I was having trouble with my starter but your feeding technique is great!

[@littlespoonfarm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@marilyn2159]

Thx so much for this video!

[@acidbran]

Just followed your recipe and subscribed, thank you and will look at some other videos of yours.

[@jimmyjohnstone5878]

Thanks, that explained the process.

[@DonnieReno]

Great video, thank you!

[@valeriasiri3630]

thanks alot I will try and learn in the way tanks alot!

[@joanneharp1275]

Love the emergency backup!!! Thank you!

[@littlespoonfarm]

You're welcome!

[@shammisomaya8748]

Great video … this is one of the best .👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻👌🏻

[@berniemackowiak6411]

Very interesting about how you dried that extra starter, first time I seen anything like that, thanks for that idea.

[@albertocavicchioni5935]

Excellent, thank you.

[@malpaul]

Wow! You can dry it and rehydrate it? Why has no one ever mentioned that before? Definitely subscribing. Your clips are so thorough! Well done!

[@cecilepost2449]

Thank you so much for this video. It’s the first I saw that explained very easily. How do you rehydrate the back up starter.

[@Jillyjogs]

Loved the video on making your sourdough starter - mine is now sitting on the kitchen top! The maintaining is more complicated for me as I found it helpful to just use cups. I shall just try my own way with flour and water and keep my fingers crossed!

[@ABH313]

This video was great! Awesome information👍thank you for sharing

[@littlespoonfarm]

Alan Hale thank you! 😊

[@johnboyd7158]

Amy - I’m pretty sure that I have commented before, but I have followed you and your recipes for years. Many are staples for our family: Tomato soup, sourdough bread, tortillas and English muffins. Thank you for your easy to understand and follow videos.

[@dailydoseofbeauty-coaching113]

great tutorials, great voice good camera angles Subscribed ! ✌💋👍

[@alltimegr8s990]

Thank you Amy!

[@jlawsination]

Thank you so much! This is awesome!

[@littlespoonfarm]

JLaw483 you’re so welcome!

[@rich1184]

Thanks for your video

[@piyaornphoomiphak9142]

Thank you for sharing the tips how to save my sourdough starter.

[@thegravityrebel]

Great idea to store some in case things go wrong. Thanks for the tip!

[@littlespoonfarm]

thegravityrebel you’re welcome 😉

[@lindiphillips7271]

Thanks for the video very informative, I too would love to know how to re hydrate the dried starter..Thankyou..

[@luiggisbakery4619]

Helpful recipe!

[@sooobyrooo5763]

Most useful starter video ever. Followup: tried it, FANTASTIC results.

[@johnwinger2240]

Oh yah 😉

[@TheGenFem]

Just found your channel after having some difficulty with my brand new starter. Thank you for the tips on maintenance and the extra tip of drying! Your channel looks awesome, I’ve just subscribed!!

[@littlespoonfarm]

Alexandria Robinson thank you! 😊

[@sunflowerseed5030]

I like your tutorial video. AWESOME

[@orlandomedina3429]

Perfect explanation

[@ariainman6691]

THANK YOU. This is very very helpful. Will do. Aria

[@jonboyer4601]

Very cool! Nice to see you more in the video with more expression.

[@littlespoonfarm]

Thanks!

[@toddacton4400]

Great video! Thanks!!

[@littlespoonfarm]

Todd Acton thank you!

[@vancouverisland771]

Awesome video. Thanks

[@littlespoonfarm]

Vancouver Island you’re welcome 😊

[@gjschillinger]

Thanks for the help with this, it will definitely help us get started.

[@littlespoonfarm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@gjschillinger]

@@littlespoonfarm There will always be people that out to get noticed by their rude comments, but please remember that as long as you are helping the ones who need and are open to it, then it will be a value that you can be proud of. "Don't let perfect be the enemy of the good" as words I live by. Cheers Gregg

[@ThatsWhy-]

👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏very informative ! Direct to the point ! ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐👍🏼

[@bordertown]

Thanks for this. Subscribed!

[@littlespoonfarm]

Thanks for the sub!

[@markmadsen6828]

AWESOME! Thanks

[@gecko4310]

Very informative video. Great job. Perfect today’s stay home norm.

[@littlespoonfarm]

Thank you!

[@SteveSmekar-ll6ln]

Yeah, but we know that is NOT the norm, right?

[@aliciatavizon001]

Hello Amy, Thank you very much for this amazing video. I was watching videos overnight. I will bake bread tonight :) I made a lot last year. I think this video is so specific and well narrated. LOVE IT! Thank you for sharing.

[@littlespoonfarm]

Norma Isiordia Thank you so much!! Im working on my sourdough bread video now. Hope to have it up soon! 😊

[@aliciatavizon001]

Keep me posted :) @@littlespoonfarm

[@thetinker3924]

Thank you Amy, great video, how long will the dry starterdough last and how do you rejuvenate it?

[@cindia6697]

I totally understand you. Loved this video thank you. I need more info. So you did ask this and you want to bake a bread hole do I use it. Measurements and all. Do I reserve some to continue the starter. Please show me

[@antoeknee1030]

great video thanks....any recommendations for a sourdough bread recipe for my first attempt ...thanks

[@russellfreeman9772]

I like your starter methods. Tell us in another video how to use the your dry starter, get it ready to use, feed, length of time to be ready. I purchased dry starter from France, San Francisco wish to get active. Thank you

[@joannevargas9638]

Thank you once again!

[@littlespoonfarm]

My pleasure!

[@MrZimeir]

Great Video, keep em coming

[@littlespoonfarm]

Thank you!

[@haveatyou1]

@@littlespoonfarm Are you single?

[@llllcryptxllll]

I like the way you make it simple. I will feed my "pet" very carefully now. ^^ Oh and btw, thanks for the heads up on the scale, I was looking for a replacement, the one I have is not very accurate. Thank you so much, have a nice day. 😋♥︎

[@shirleyroberts345]

Just re-started from dried because I stopped making it for about a year. It totally worked! The starter was back in 2 days instead of the 7 days from scratch! Totally worth having some dried, cool! Thanks for the tip!

[@staciz325]

How did you do it?

[@Screaminhelo]

Thanks for this Amy! I tried the sourdough recipe out of a popular, mass market cookbook and it was a disaster as far as sourdough is concerned, though to resulting bread did make good French toast and sandwiches. I decided to try again and I found more information about sourdough than I could imagine existed with a single web search. I have discovered that sourdough is not really all that complicated and your simple, easy to understand videos really do reflect that. I restarted my starter last weekend and my dough is fermenting on the counter as I type. I will be getting it ready for the oven after we finish a breakfast of sourdough waffles that I made with the remaining starter.

[@littlespoonfarm]

You are so welcome! Glad I can help :)

[@matthewmatthewt6681]

Enjoyed your video and very well done, so when will you make a video on making the Bread?

[@SF_Curious]

Thank you 🙏

[@333moki]

Found it very helpful, I have not started making my own because have not found information clear anywhere else untill now, thank you. Hello how do I rehydrate to achieve 25g starter with liquid though ?

[@reinventedhometx1857]

if by chance you need to use the "back up", what would be the steps used to re-hydrate it? Thanks so much for your videos! They are easy to follow and I look forward to watching the easy sour dough bread recipe video! :) Thanks again !

[@SpunkyMcCluster]

I didnt know that you can dry the starter on a sheet and store it. Thanks for the very informative video.

[@littlespoonfarm]

Happy to help!

[@SerenityHomestead]

Hi Amy. Your videos are great! Could you tell me how much water you use to rehydrate the dried starter? Also, after rehydration should I feed the same as usual? Thank you.

[@ibony1069]

Thank you so much for the info, how long do you let the starter fry out? And do you put it in the fridge or oven or just counter? How do you re hidrate the starter. Thank you!

[@MB-rf9lb]

Yes awesome awesome awesome! Now I get what I’m supposed to do with the starting and feeding it! Cld not find a video on it.

[@gailcurl8663]

Love your Videos! Very Informative! Amy, once you take out some Starter to bake with, how much Flour and Water do you put back into the Mother Starter? And is it the Same Amount Each Time? Thanks!!

[@FranciscoRamos13]

Liked your videos and explanations. Can’t find your video of making sourdough bread.

[@xDjordjeMx]

Finally we know how to do it... thanks

[@erictir7986]

Amy Duska, Thank you for sharing. How often do I need to feed it when storing the starter in the fridge. I bake ones every other week. Your video is great and it is very informative and simple to follow. Also,you are very pretty. Thank you

[@joen5000]

Thank you

[@scottengh1175]

One of the best starter explanations I have seen. I never would have thought to mix unbleached and whole wheat 50/50. Especially for starter. Whenever recipe calls for 100 whole, I swap out at least 1 cup bread or unbleached. Love the kitchen, actually was the click bait that got me.

[@littlespoonfarm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@paulpresto7346]

I watched indeed and was not disappointed-thank you

[@thewillowfairy1434]

Hi Amy. Thank you so much for your tutorials they are a lot of help. One question pls: so basically to maintain the mature starter every day, we should repeat what you just explained now in this video on a daily basis? thank you for sharing.

[@dadsrecipes8053]

Thank you for the video. Question if storing it for week at a time when you said feed it. Do you just add or you add starter and flour to maintain it. Maybe I got lost but if you understand my question can you please answer. Thank you so much.

[@TaylorGrift]

The dried starter is an interesting option. How would you go about rehydrating it? Roughly matching the weight to the water 1:1? Would you need to do a few back to back feeds to get the starter going again? Great maintenance tips thanks.

[@radimm5936]

Nice informative video, I had no idea it survives when you dry it. Good to know.

[@littlespoonfarm]

Glad it was helpful!

[@radimm5936]

@@littlespoonfarm Actually hasn't been yet, but hopefully it will, once I finally manage to create a proper starter, been failing miserably so far. I used to have a nice starter before, but I lost that one. If I knew this back then, then my life would've been so much easier. Really want to get it going, been tryharding it for a week now. 😫

[@PrairieeGirl]

Loved the video Amy. Simple and to the point and I like the info on drying some started for a just in case situation. My starter is new, and I got it from a great place. Apparently it's around 100 years old? And it was brought here to the US from the middle east through the drying method

[@littlespoonfarm]

LegendOFame 2.0 wow! 100 years old?? That’s amazing 😊

[@PrairieeGirl]

@@littlespoonfarm yeah. I am new to using starter and I was about to order some online. But I happened to find a little local bakery that sold me some. And they had brought it over to the States using the drying method. But I didn't understand or ask about that. Then I found your video. So I took some of the original starter I got from them and dried it, per your suggestion👍. I have used the starter once and it does a great job. I would like to experiment with making my own at some point. But, I am glad I began with a mature starter, I feel a little overwhelmed as it is, trying to learn the art of sourdough bread making 😊

[@ClausWawrzinek]

I freeze mine into an ice cube tray and put the frozen sourdough started in a jar. I have done this for years and if I don’t want to make bread for a while, I can always just take out one cube and start a new batch of starter from that. I have kept it frozen for over 1 year at times and it works great.

[@littlespoonfarm]

Claus Wawrzinek that is a great tip!! Thanks for sharing. I’m going to try that! 😊

[@chrliving3665]

Amy, thank you for both videos! I am going to do this starter. I already have a rye starter, and I feed it on a weekly basis. Last week I fed it and took from it immediately for baking. This week I have enough starter sitting in the fridge. Can I take from it before feeding it? Or should I feed it and take on the following day for baking?

[@brianrogers7543]

Amy, how long can you keep the starter in the fridge? Thank you for the video.

[@StacyMorris7]

Very helpful thanks... so happy I found your channel .

[@littlespoonfarm]

Stacy Morris ☺️

[@senordockman1138]

Thanks ! We make sourdough pancakes from our discard and freeze them. Made cheesy muffins also. Making first loaf of bread tomorrow and trying sandwich biscuits.

[@kieranroberts9119]

I'm just making a starter and wife has been making me those pancakes we made cheesy savoury ones they a lush

[@littlespoonfarm]

That is awesome!

[@mariamkinen8036]

My mum used to leave some in the bowl / pail / bucket in which she prepared the dough , long enough before n until it turned ineffective. The rye bread is a peculiarity in our country. It is known to be very healthy . Keeping up these traditions is worth the trouble.💕

[@sl9954]

Never thought the starter could be dried to be stored. It was an epiphany moment for me! Also the way you explain is really easy to understand for a beginner like me. Thank you! I liked and subscribed! Btw, some say that the leftover of the starter can be stored in a freezer until next baking schedule. Would it work that way as well?

[@rainstormr7650]

great vid amy...thanks for posting it. can the dried starter you put in the bottle at the end, be directly used to make bread too ?

[@littlespoonfarm]

Rainstorm R no you would need to rehydrate it first!

[@amandasilk9927]

Hi. Thanks so much for these videos. I will give sourdough a try. I currently make traditional yeast bread. How do you rehydrate the dried starter? What sort of quantity of water is needed? Thanks. 😊😊