My husband has had a huge desire for sourdough bread lately, and in true fashion, I had to research to see if making the starter was a possibility. And boy is it!
I followed the instructions from S. John Ross on how to do the whole process.
The starter takes up to a week to be ready for making a loaf of bread. To make the starter, you simply mix 1 cup of flour with 1 cup of warm water, mix well and leave out UNCOVERED. Leaving it uncovered allows the yeasts present in the air to inhabit the flour water mix and multiply. This gives the sour taste/smell and also gets your bread to rise.
Now my fridge has a lot of starter ready to go, but it needs to be cared for as it is a living thing. Very satisfying to create something all of your own.
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