How to activate dried sourdough – with video!

Ingredients

• 5-8gr dried sourdough
• 90gr water
• 85gr flour

Steps

• Add the sourdough in a bowl and add 10gr of water
• Let it for a couple of hours to absorb the water and cover it with a towel
• Mix it well and add 10gr of water and 20gr of flour
• Let it rest for at least 6 hours
• After these 6 hours you should already start seeing bubbles
• Add 35gr of flour and 35gr of water and cover it with a towel
• Let it rest for at least 6 hours
• Remove 1 tablespoon dough
• Add 30gr of flour and 35gr of water
• Let it rest overnight
• Next day you can do the test of the glass of water to check if the sourdough is ready to be used for baking!
• To keep alive your starter you will need to be feeding it every day if it is out of the fridge with flour and water!

If you want to take a break from your sourdough, you can dry it! Here you can find how to dry your sourdough: Dry your Sourdough