Whole Wheat Sour Dough Starter

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  • Number of Servings: 1
Ingredients
3 1/2 whole wheat flour 1/4 c unsweetened pineaple juice2 tbsp w w flour2 tbsp pineaple juice5 1/4 tbsp w w flour3 tbsp purified water1/2 c w w flour1/4- 1/3 c water
Directions
Step 1. Mix 3 ½ tbs. whole wheat flour with ¼ cup unsweetened pineapple juice. Cover and set aside for 48 hours at room temperature. Stir vigorously 2-3x/day. (“Unsweetened” in this case simply means no extra sugar added).
Step 2. Add to the above 2 tbs. whole wheat flour and 2 tbs. pineapple juice. Cover and set aside for a day or two. Stir vigorously 2-3x/day. You should see some activity of fermentation within 48 hours. If you don’t, you may want to toss this and start over (or go buy some!)
Step 3. Add to the above 5 ¼ tbs. whole wheat flour and 3 tbs. purified water. Cover and set aside for 24 hours.
Step 4. Add ½ cup whole wheat flour and 1/4 to 1/3 cup purified water. You should have a very healthy sourdough starter by now.

Number of Servings: 1

Recipe submitted by SparkPeople user KINGLOOSER.

Servings Per Recipe: 1
Nutritional Info Amount Per Serving
  • Calories: 543.2
  • Total Fat: 2.7 g
  • Cholesterol: 0.0 mg
  • Sodium: 1.0 mg
  • Total Carbs: 119.4 g
  • Dietary Fiber: 17.7 g
  • Protein: 19.5 g

Member Reviews
  • DUSTYPRAIRIE
    This is interesting. I saw this recipe on Pioneer Recipes. Having many windows open at once (I hate waiting for a page to load) I came back to this and was still on SP! Incredible. I did have to stop and see what I was doing! - 4/11/13