Sourdough Starter I

Description

A starter good for any sourdough recipe.

Ingredients

• 3 tablespoons instant mashed potato flakes
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 cup warm water
• 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast

Instructions

1. Combine instant potatoes
2. sugar
3. water
4. and yeast in a covered container. Let the starter sit on a counter for 5 days
5. stirring daily with a wooden spoon.
6. On the morning of the fifth day
7. feed the starter with 3 tablespoons instant potatoes
8. 3 tablespoons sugar
9. and 1 cup warm water. In the evening
10. take out 1 cup of the starter to use in a sourdough recipe. Refrigerate the remaining starter.
11. Every five days
12. feed the starter 3 tablespoons instant potatoes
13. 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 cup water. If starter is to be used in a recipe
14. let the fed starter rest at room temperature 6 hours before use. If starter is not being used in a recipe
15. keep refrigerated and discard 1 cup of starter after each feeding.

Prep Time: 10 mins

Total Time: 3 days

Servings: 4