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Flemish-style sourdough. Made for whole wheat baking.
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Sourdough takes a little patience, not a new personality. Here’s the path.
Add whole wheat flour and water, then follow the included activation guide. Feed regularly until the starter bubbles within a few hours of feeding.
Follow a whole wheat 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 heirloom starter active with regular feeding and care, then try these whole wheat sourdough recipes:
01Bring cranberries and orange zest to your next whole wheat sourdough bake.
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02A savory cracker recipe using sourdough starter, whole wheat flour, bacon and rosemary.
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03Turn your whole wheat starter into long-fermented tortillas for your favorite fillings.
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See our guarantee →Whole Wheat Sourdough Starter Culture$14.99
United States United StatesThis whole wheat specific sourdough starter is amazing, still bubbly months later
That's fantastic to hear, Eileen! It's amazing how resilient Sourdough starters can be, especially when they're maintained regularly! Keep nurturing that starter, and you'll have endless batches of delicious, tangy bread to enjoy for months to come!
United StatesBefore you start.
This is a Flemish-style sourdough starter made with organic whole wheat flour and live active cultures, for making whole wheat sourdough at home.
You’ll receive one packet of dehydrated Whole Wheat Sourdough Starter Culture with activation instructions. Activate it with whole wheat flour and water before baking.
Use whole wheat flour, with organic flour recommended, and water free of chlorine and fluoride. Follow the staged feedings every 12–24 hours in a warm place at 75–85°F. The guide calls for repeating the final feeding step for 3–7 days, until the starter bubbles regularly within a few hours of feeding. Read the Whole Wheat activation guide.
No. Save a portion and keep feeding and maintaining it according to the guide so you can keep baking. Reserve at least ¼ cup of active starter for ongoing maintenance.
Ingredients: organic whole wheat flour and live active cultures. This starter contains wheat and gluten. The current listing states that it is manufactured in a facility that processes products containing gluten. Check your packet’s label and contact our team with allergen questions.
Whole wheat flour, water free of chlorine and fluoride, a quart-size glass jar, coffee filter or tight-weave cloth, a rubber band and a mixing utensil. Flour, supplies and baking equipment are separate from the starter packet.
Keep the unopened packet in a cool, dry place and use it by the date on the bag. Once activated, the guide calls for daily feeding on the counter or feeding every 5–7 days in the refrigerator. Follow the guide for feeding ratios and building starter for a recipe.
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