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Gluten-Free Sourdough Starter
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Gluten-Free Sourdough Starter

This Gluten-Free Sourdough Starter recipe guides you through cultivating a lively, bubbly sourdough base using gluten-free flour and water. By daily refreshments discarding half and feeding with balanced flour and water amounts, the starter develops the familiar sourdough aroma and activity typical of leavening cultures. Gradual adjustments of consistency ensure the proper pancake batter-like texture essential to fostering fermentation and yeast growth for gluten-free baking.

Prep Time
10 mins
Additional Time
2 d
Total Time
2 d 10 mins
Servings: 1 starter
Calories: 26 kcal
Course: Bread
Cuisine: American

Ingredients

  • 1 cup all-purpose flour + more for growing, gluten-free
  • 1 cup water + more for growing

Instructions

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  1. Combine 1 cup of gluten-free flour blend with 1 ¼ cups water and stir well until all the clumps are out. Cover with a kitchen towel, and leave untouched overnight (preferably 18 to 24 hours).
  2. On the second day, discard half of the starter. Add another 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of water. If the starter is very thick like pizza dough, add more water until it is thinner. You want it to be about the consistency of pancake batter. If it is too thin, add more flour (start with 1/4 cup and work up from there).
  3. Each day, for the next 2 to 5 days, discard half of the starter and add a 1:1 flour to water ratio. This means you can continue adding 1 cup of flour and 1 cup of water, or you can decrease the measurement to ½ cup flour and ½ cup water.
  4. Keep noting the consistency of the starter and adjust amounts of flour and water as necessary.
  5. Once your starter shows signs of life (smells like sourdough bread, increases in volume two to fourfold after each feeding and is very bubbly), you can use it in sourdough recipes!

Nutrition Information

Serving 1cup starter Calories 26kcal (1%) Carbohydrates 6g (2%) Protein 1g (2%) Fiber 1g (4%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 1 starter

Amount Per Serving

Calories 26

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cup starter
Calories 26kcal 1%
Carbohydrates 6g 2%
Protein 1g 2%
Fiber 1g 4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.