Breadtopia Live Sourdough Starter | Organic Non-GMO Ingredients | Active & Ready to Go | It's Alive - Must be Fed Immediately on Delivery

I’ve tried off and on to learn how to make sourdough bread, always craving that San Francisco sour taste and texture we all love. I have ordered King Arthur starters in the past, but always gave up. The flavor was never there, and every loaf was too dense. This go-around, I decided to order a new starter from Amazon for fast shipping, and I’m so glad that I did. I can’t keep up with this very active starter! It is like a pet that needs constant feeding! And so that translates to dough that rises and has nice big bubbles in the texture. And the sour flavor is there! I am a hero at home with sourdough bread coming out of the oven at least 3 times a week. And that’s with me working full time. Here is my process, using King Arthur’s recipe and a few other things I’ve learned:If dinner plans for the next day involve sourdough bread, then the evening before, when I arrive home from work, I take my starter out of the fridge, give it a little stir and feed it about 1/4 cup of flour. I leave it on the countertop while going about our evening routine. A couple hours later, after the family has had dinner and the kitchen is cleaned, and I’m about to close the kitchen for the night, I’ll start the bread. The starter by now looks happy and bubbly. Almost foamy bubbly. You can take off a pinch and put it into a cup of water. It will float if it is ready. So then I pour about a cup of the starter into a container that has a lid. At least a 2 liter container. Then I go back to feed my starter up to a cup of flour (depending on how much room is in my jar) and an equal amount of water, mix, cover, and return to fridge. Then back to the container of freshly poured starter, I add 3 cups unbleached white flour and 1.5 cups water. Stir really briskly for 1 minute. Cover and put in fridge for the night.The next morning before work, I add 2.5 teaspoons kosher or Himalayan salt, and 1 more cup of flour. I stir this just till the flour is absorbed. The dough looks kind of raggedy, but the salt and flour is mixed in enough to start the next phase. Let this sit for 30 minutes. Then just before leaving to work, add up to a cup more of flour while kneading into a soft and slightly sticky dough (feels tacky but doesn’t stick to hands). I can’t usually get more than a 1/2 cup in there. So for the recipe I end up using a total of 4.5 cups. The recipe calls for up to 5 cups.you don’t want the dough to be too heavy bc you’ll love the light airy and bubbly texture of the finished bread. Knead until smooth. Return the dough to the container and keep covered. This will be about 1 liter of dough. Now if someone isn’t home to help me with the next steps, I’ll bring the dough to work. This just means i won’t be able to start cooking it until 5:30 or so. The next process is easy. Every hour, the dough needs to be gently lifted and stretched and folded over itself while carefully preserving the air that has filled the dough. Having slightly wet hands helps. Go around the container and do this 4 times to get all 4 quarters of the dough lifted and folded over itself then cover and wait another hour. Each time you do this, you’ll notice the dough is changing! After 4 or 5 times, the dough is ready to rise in its proofing container. This is about 2:00 pm for me. I get a piece of parchment paper and a bowl about the size of a regular sourdough boulle. I wet the parchment paper and wring it out like a wash rag so it is soft and mouldable to the size of the bowl. Line the bowl with the wet paper. Then lift the dough out of the container, being careful not to lose any of the air that has developed in the dough. Remember there is no added yeast helping out your starter. The starter is doing all the work, so try not to lose what it has done for you. Gently fold into a soft ball of dough, tucking edges underneath till top is smooth. Lay the dough gently into the parchment paper-lined bowl. Cover, and let rise 2 hours. Preheat oven to 425° with a lidded Dutch oven inside that is about the size of a sourdough boulle. The Dutch oven pot will get very hot. Cut a 1/4” deep slice or two across the top of the dough at this point. When the oven is preheated, remove the Dutch oven and lift the dough by the parchment paper, carefully setting it down into the hot pot. Put the lid on the pot and return to the hot oven. After 20 minutes, remove the lid. Continue baking until the bread is a deep golden brown. Remove from the pot, pulling up by the parchment paper to lift. Set your beautiful bread on a cooking rack. Discard the parchment paper. Allow to cool completely before cutting!!! That is the hardest part!! My favorite way to eat is toasted with butter. My family also likes to add honey. It is also delicious plain! Good quality flour is important. If your flour has a cheap smell to it, do not use! I also use filtered water to both feed my starter and for my recipe.

I’m absolutely thrilled with this sourdough starter! From the moment I opened the package, I could tell this was going to be a game-changer for my bread baking. The instructions were clear, and the starter itself was easy to work with. Within a few days, I had a bubbly, active starter that smelled heavenly—like a blend of tangy goodness and fresh dough.The first loaf I baked was a huge hit—perfectly crusty on the outside, soft and airy on the inside, with that unmistakable sourdough flavor that I’ve been craving. I’ve since made multiple batches, and the results keep getting better.I also love that I can keep it going for future bakes—just feed it regularly, and it’s good to go! This starter has become a staple in my kitchen, and I’m excited to experiment with different recipes now that I have such a strong base to work with. Highly recommend for anyone looking to elevate their bread game!

So easy to get this going. Just added 3T flour and 1/4 Cup water. Stirred it up and watched it come alive. Did it 3 times, and then took 1/3 Cup and made dough for ciabatta rolls. They were chewy, sour and delicious. Fabulous toast this morning. Next up, pizza crust. l love it!

I've wanted to make my own sourdough bread for a very long time, but had bad luck getting my own starter going.I was fortunate enough ro find the Dutch starter from Living Dough on here, and it has absolutely exceeded my expectations!There was an issue with USPS getting my order to me, however. It ended up taking THREE WEEKS during a scorching stretch of weather here for me to actually receive my purchase. In the meantime, I reached out to Living Dough to let them know what was going on. Joe was wonderful to work with, responding ro my messages almost immediately. He was kind enough to send out another starter at no cost, even though he was not to blame. Stellar customer service from this company!I have enjoyed making Bowles, pan loads, stuffed breads, and even muffins...and my coworkers have definitely benefited as well! :)If you need help getting going with your new sourdough hobby, please get yourself some of this starter...you will feel like an expert in no time!

I love making bread! I moved out of where I was living and wasn't able to do bread making. I missed it so much. Moved in with my sister and I am excited to begin my sourdough (and discard) journey again.I was daunted with making a starter from scratch. This got such excellent reviews I decided to give it a try. I was very, very pleased. Easy to follow instructions on the video. My starter performed well quickly. Though some think this might be a little costly, I don't feel that way. Making my own starter from scratch would have cost more in my mind because of all the flour. With this live starter I was able to actually bake very quickly.I have a new jar coming to me this coming Monday. So this is a repeat purchase, which I think, shows that I indeed liked this product. I am excited to start my starter again! Now to think of a cute name...

I have had the sourdough now for about two months it is wonderful I think it’s the best I have ever purchased this is a great company the first one that was sent to me was a dry hockey puck they sent me another one that was very fresh I was making bread within a day and a half This will be the only place I order sourdough starter from ever again

Have not tried starter video is easy to follow and has good tips. YouTube breadtopia awesome