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Your first artisan loaf. Then the next one.
One dehydrated Artisan starter to activate with flour and water, then keep baking with regular care.
$14.00
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Photos from our sourdough baking community, across different starters, recipes and equipment.
EVERY CULTURE WE MAKE IS FOOD-SAFETY TESTED.
A MOM’S REASON. OUR STANDARD SINCE 2002.
Cultures for Health was founded in 2002 by a single mom who wanted to feed her children the best food she could.
That care still shapes what we make. Food-safety testing is a meaningful investment, and one we keep making for the families who bring our cultures home.
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From packet to proud-of-it.
Sourdough takes a little patience, not a new personality. Here’s the path.
Add bread flour or all-purpose flour and water, then follow the Artisan activation guide. Feed regularly until the starter bubbles within a few hours of feeding.
Follow a sourdough recipe using your active starter. You bring the ingredients and oven; we bring the guide and support.
Keep some starter, feed it, and keep baking. Bread today. Crackers, tortillas, or a new favorite next.
ONE STARTER. ENDLESS BAKES.
Keep your starter active with regular feeding and care, then try these three sourdough favorites:
01The iconic loaf: blistered crust, airy crumb, and sourdough flavor.
Get the recipe →
02Bring sourdough flavor and a deep-dish crust to your next pizza night.
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03Turn your starter into tender sourdough pancakes for a weekend breakfast.
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United StatesBefore you start.
One packet of dehydrated Artisan Sourdough Starter Culture and instructions. Flour, water, jar and baking supplies are separate.
Use bread flour or all-purpose flour and water free of chlorine and fluoride. Follow the flour-specific feeding steps in the sourdough instructions. Keep it warm as directed and look for bubbles and a rise and fall after feeding.
Follow the activation schedule until the starter rises and falls within 4–8 hours of a feed, with bubbles throughout and a pleasantly tangy smell. Timing varies with flour, feeding and your kitchen.
Yes. Keep a portion back, and feed and maintain it according to the instructions for loaf after loaf.
The product listing states organic white wheat flour and live active cultures and says the facility processes gluten. The package image lists organic unbleached bread flour and live active cultures, says contains wheat, and notes a facility processing soy and dairy. Contains wheat and gluten. Because the facility statements differ, check your package and contact our team with allergy questions.
Bread or all-purpose flour, water without chlorine and fluoride, a quart-size glass jar, a coffee filter or cloth, a rubber band and a mixing utensil. A kitchen scale is optional.
Keep the unopened packet in a cool, dry place and use it by the date on the bag. Once active, follow the instructions for countertop or refrigerated feeding.
Our on-staff fermenters are here to help. Get in touch. See the culture guarantee; ongoing support is separate from the 60-day return period.
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