Keeping sourdough starter alive

Welcome back to Historically Inspired Adventures! In this video, we’ll walk through the simple steps to keep your sourdough starter alive and thriving over the course of 5 days. Many people find the idea of caring for a starter intimidating-almost like caring for a Tamagotchi! But don’t worry, once you learn how to feed and nurture your starter, it becomes a rewarding part of your daily routine.
Throughout this video, I’ll show you how to troubleshoot your starter if it’s too dry or too wet, and we’ll discuss simple adjustments to keep it healthy. If feeding your starter every day feels like too much, I’ll also explain how to store it in the fridge and only feed it once a week.
Whether you're a beginner or looking for a refresher, you’ll see that keeping a sourdough starter alive is easier than you think!
In this video, you’ll learn:
How to feed your sourdough starter daily for 5 days
Troubleshooting tips for a too-dry or too-wet starter
What to do with sourdough discard.
How to store your starter in the fridge for low-maintenance care
Join me on this sourdough adventure and start your journey to baking wholesome, naturally leavened bread at home!
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[@redcardinalkitchen]

Hello, Dear friend, @LorriCarney 🌸🌿 I couldn’t help but smile when you called it the "Beasty Yeasty" - that’s exactly what we’ve called ours too! 🥖✨ It’s like we’re sourdough kindred spirits! Your step-by-step guide to keeping the sourdough starter alive is so helpful and makes it all seem so approachable. 🍞 You’re right, it *does* feel like caring for a Tamagotchi, but with even more rewarding results! Your passion for the process shines through, and I’m excited to see more of your historically inspired culinary adventures. 🌻🌿Looking forward to hearing from you, ꧁✦🌹🌿✦꧂Your friends, 🌹🌿👩‍🍳Sonja,🌷🌿🎥Christopher,🌼🌿🐕and Little Aggie.꧁✦🌹🌿✦

[@merriehightower1481]

Hi Lorri What happens to all the excess starter?

[@LorriCarney]

Merrie - my Daughter-in-law makes bagels with hers. A friend uses hers to make crackers. I have have used mine to make pancakes! I was inspired by eating sourdough pancakes from the restaurant Pig'n'Pancake. 😋

[@gabriellameras4256]

Can you do a video on the next steps? Like once it's all ready to use to bake with, how do we do so?

[@LorriCarney]

@@gabriellameras4256 I did a video on baking simple sourdough. Let me know if you want more detail. 😉

[@dora966]

It feels like it’s a waste because you are always having to discard some of the starter. Why not just continue adding flour and water to the existing starter?

[@LorriCarney]

@@dora966 I used to think the same. Each time you feed the starter you add the same amount of water as the initial starter and twice that of flour. The first Dat it would be one Tbs starter, one Tbs. Water and 2 Tbs flour. The next day it would be the 4 Tbs starter (1/4 cup), 1/4 cup water & 1/2 cup flour . Day 3 would be the one cup starter plus 1 cup water, plus 2 cups flour. Day four would be 4 cups starter, plus 4 cups water, plus 8 cups flour. And so on. By the weekend there would be enough starter to make 4- 6 loaves of bread. If you save just the small amount each day you can use the saved discard to make things like pancakes, crackers, bagels & etc. Or just feed the starter once and store it in fridge for the week. This eliminates the need for discard. Great question!!