Some of the links below are affiliate links, which means I will earn a commission at no additional cost to you, if you click through and make a purchase. Regardless, I only link to products we use on our homestead or believe in. Learn how to easily make a sourdough starter from scratch to use in buckwheat sourdough recipe like pancakes, waffles, muffins, and more. Let’s make a sourdough starter that actually WORKS!
Most of us have eaten sourdough at one time or another in our lives. Some of us love that tangy sourdough flavor, while others of us don’t really like the sourness of it. Wherever you stand, you’re gonna wanna stick around and learn more about all of the amazing benefits of sourdough and about why you should consider making your own sourdough starter completely from scratch. Sourdough starter in a jar on a counter. If you’ve tried making a sourdough starter before, you may have had some failures in the past. Maybe the sourdough starter didn’t grow as it was supposed to or perhaps you were successful with getting your starter off the ground and going, but when it came to baking your bread, you had loaves that were dense as a rock.
On the flip side, in my house, my husband and I both really like the sour taste and flavor depth that you get with sourdough. But my kids aren’t such big fans. If it has a hint of sourness in it they are turning up their noses and running the other way. Or, as has happened with my son in the past, hucking that sourdough sandwich in the garbage at school.
288, How to Start a Sourdough Starter, of the Pioneering Today Podcast, where we don’t just inspire you, but give you the clear steps to create the garden, pantry, kitchen and life you want for your family and homestead. Sourdough starter in a jar with a loaf of bread in the background. Not to mention, there have been a few times I’ve had a successful sourdough starter going, only to accidentally leave it in the oven while it’s preheating! If you’ve found yourself in any of the previous scenarios and you’re nodding your head, or you’re like, I really want to get into sourdough, but I don’t want to have any of those mistakes or things that happened that you just talked about, then this post is for you.
Vertical shot of a loaf of bread with a slice cut out and a jar of sourdough starter. Way back when, when my husband and I were first married, I wanted to try my hand at sourdough because, as I said, I love the flavor of sourdough. Whenever we went out and I had the option of choosing sourdough bread or buns or rolls, that’s what I always went for, so I decided I had to try making it at home. I had a recipe for a sourdough starter that had flour and water and some sugar and some yeast and you mixed it all up in a bowl. Then you just covered it up and you set it aside. Well, as you can imagine, it grew lovely shades of different mold and ended up stinking to high heaven. My first attempt at a sourdough starter had totally failed.