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Ohmgrown Jersey Shore
Sourdough Starter
We are excited to share our Ohmgrown Sourdough Starter with you! This is going to be an exciting journey and it has the potential to change your life.
Be patient with yourself and have fun! Remember, this is only your starter and once it is activated and bubbly, you will need to follow a sourdough recipe to make your bread!
Our goal is to help others to live sustainably, enjoying a healthy organic lifestyle that we can all maintain in our own home.
Enjoy and thank you for being a part of Ohmgrown.
Katie & Joe Oehme
@ohmgrownathome
What you need to Activate your Starter
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White Flour-Your starter culture requires flour to activate and maintain. We recommend using organic white flour.
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Lukewarm water, free of chlorine and fluoride. Bottled is best if possible
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1 Packet of Ohmgrown dehydrated sourdough culture
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2 quart glass mason jar
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Lid- It can be a coffee filter or light airy fabric
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Rubber band to secure lid
Activating Your Starter
Note: Before you begin, establish a regular feeding time. Consistency matters. Feeding your starter at the same time will train it to rise and fall predictably. This way you will know when ready to use. For example, if you want to make dough at 7pm and your starter takes 5 hours to rise, feed it at 2pm. You will learn this as you go!
Directions:
1.) Empty starter into quart size glass jar. Add 1/4 cup of luekwarm water to starter and let soak for at least an hour, stirring occasionally until completely dissolved. Leave in warm place.
2.) After an hour or two, add one 1/4 cup flour and 1/4 cup room temperature water in a same quart size glass jar and stir. Cover the jar with a breathable material and store in a warm place, 70-80 º F for 12-24 hours.
Tip: You're looking for your starter to bubble between feedings. That's FERMENTATION- a natural process where wild yeasts and lactic acid bacteria in a flour and water starter breaks down sugars, creating a carbon dioxide for leavening for a tangy flavor and preservation, resulting in complex flavor, improved digestibility and nutrient availability.
3.) After 12-24 hours, feed the starter with an additional 1/2 cup of flour and 1/2 cup water and stir. Leave in warm place.
Tip: Texture is key! Use the suggested ratios for feedings as a guide. It doesn't have to be exact. This is because your starter will look different on different days due to various variables: temperature, type of flour used, flour absorption rate etc. It should resemble pancake batter. If it is too thin, add flour, too thick, add water. The texture is a always adjustable.
4.) After 12-24 hours, discard your starter to 1/2 cup. Add 1/2 cup of flour and 1/2 cup of water. Stir and let sit for 12-24 hours in warm place.
Tip: Keep your starter in a warm place, next to fire or oven, on top of the dishwasher when it is on, under a candle warmer.
5.) Repeat step 4 every 12-24 hours for 3-7 days. Do this until the starter is actively bubbling regularly within a few hours of feeding. This can take 2-7 days depending on temperature. When bubbling, your starter is activated and ready to use in your favorite sourdough recipe!
6.) Name your starter.
7.) Take pictures and tag @ohmgrownathome
Tip: What goes up must come down! An active starter will double in size. Once it has doubled in size, it will fall back down. This is normal. It just loses strength as it goes down. It will only stay fully risen for 1-2 hours. Make bread at peak height.
MAINTAINING YOUR STARTER
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If you are an avid baker, feed every 24 hours using 1 part water, 1 part starter, 1 part flour. You can leave on your counter if you are actively feeding.
(1/2 cup water, 1/2 cup starter, 1/2 cup flour. If you are baking a lot you can adjust keeping a 1:1:2 ratio.) You can adjust to the the pancake batter consistency, -
If you are an occasional baker, keep in your refrigerator and take out every week to feed using 1 part water, 1 part starter, 1 part flour.
Many bakers have different techniques. These are all suggestions to help you. If you find another way that works for you, stick with it!!! Remember: Pancake Batter Texture!