Sourdough Starter

by apache

Prep time: 1:00 Overall time: 4 days

Servings:

INGREDIENTS

2 CUPS FLOUR

BOTTLED WATER

4 POTATOES

1 TBS SALT

1 TBS SUGER

INSTRUCTIONS

Peel and boil four potatoes in enough bottled water to cover. Reserve two cups of the potatoe water, combine dry ingredients, then let potatoe water cool to lukewarm then pour into ingredients and stir. Put into glass mason jar or plastic jar and cover loosely with a flour sack dishtowel. Let sit for 4-14 days until it becomes bubbly and frothy. Poke a hole in lid that fits the jar. Stir occasionally and refrigerate. If not used every one to two weeks, take half of starter and discard then add back into the other half of the starter ingredients one cup of flour and one cup of water.

CHEF COMMENTS

OLD FAMILY RECIPE MAKES WONDERFUL BREADS BISCUITS FLAPJACKS IT TAKES ABOUT A 4 - 14 DAYS TO BE READY USE. WILL KEEP FOR ALMOST EVER.

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