How to Make a Sourdough Starter From Scratch: Step-by-Step Beginner Guide

Yours Truly, Crystal

Yours Truly, Crystal

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Welcome back to Yours Truly, Crystal! If you've been intimidated by the idea of making a sourdough starter, this is your ultimate step-by-step guide to doing it from absolute scratch.

In this video, I’m walking you through every single day—from Day 1 measuring and mixing, all the way past Day 5 and into the weeks ahead when it finally starts doubling and bubbling like magic. Sourdough baking takes a little patience, but I promise you can do this!

Note: I loosely followed the method for making a sourdough starter from scratch from Maurizio Leo's cookbook, The Perfect Loaf. Sourdough baking takes a little patience, but I promise you can do this!

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