Sourdough from rye flour at home

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   How to make sourdough from rye flour at home? To prepare the starter, we need only two ingredients - rye flour and water. We will prepare it within five days.

2. Step 2:

   

   Day 1. Mix 150 grams of water and 100 grams of flour to a state of thick sour cream. The water should be slightly warm. Choose a glass or plastic container for the starter, large in size, as it will grow.

3. Step 3:

   

   Cover the dishes with cling film, then with a towel and put in a warm place. Just do not put it next to heating appliances — the starter will start to grow too fast and may deteriorate. I usually do it in the oven, cold! The kitchen cabinet also fits well.

4. Step 4:

   

   Day 2. After 24 hours, we get the starter. It has grown slightly in size and slightly bubbled. The smell of fermentation appeared.

5. Step 5:

   

   Add 100 grams of water, mix well. Pour 100 grams of flour, stir until the lumps disappear. This process is called "feeding" the starter culture. Again, cover with a film, towel and put in a warm place.

7. Step 6:

   

   Day 3. We take out the starter, pour 150 grams of water, mix, pour 100 grams of flour, mix, cover, put in a warm place. There are cases when the starter culture grows too much and it no longer has enough used dishes. If you have this, then remove half of the starter and feed it with half a portion of flour and water. Or transfer to an even larger container.

8. Step 7:

   

   Day 4. See how active the starter behaves on the fourth day! A lot of bubbles appeared and the smell became brighter.

9. Step 8:

   

   Again pour in 100 grams of water, mix, pour in 100 grams of flour, mix, cover with a film, towel, put in a warm place.

10. Step 9:

    

    Day 5. The starter is ready! It has grown very much, has a sour yeast smell. It is already possible to bake bread on it.

11. Step 10:

    

    I put half of the sourdough in a jar and put it in the refrigerator, baked bread on the rest.