Sourdough Starter I

Ingredients

• Servings: 1
• 3 tablespoons instant mashed potato flakes
• 3 tablespoons white sugar
• 1 cup warm water
• 2 1/4 teaspoons active dry yeast

Recipe

Preparation Time: 10 mins Ready Time: 11 hrs 20 mins


• combine instant potatoes, sugar, water, and yeast in a covered container. let the starter sit on a counter for 5 days, stirring daily with a wooden spoon.
• on the morning of the fifth day, feed the starter with 3 tablespoons instant potatoes, 3 tablespoons sugar, and 1 cup warm water. in the evening, take out 1 cup of the starter to use in a sourdough recipe. refrigerate the remaining starter.
• every five days, feed the starter 3 tablespoons instant potatoes, 3 tablespoons sugar and 1 cup water. if starter is to be used in a recipe, let the fed starter rest at room temperature 6 hours before use. if starter is not being used in a recipe, keep refrigerated and discard 1 cup of starter after each feeding.