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    Method

    • step 1

      To use the kit: Write the following instructions on a gift tag:
      Put 200g flour in the Kilner jar with 200ml cool water. Mix well, then cover with the muslin, leaving the lid off. Leave the mixture somewhere warm but away from direct sunlight for 2-3 days until it has swelled and is frothing with bubbles.

    • step 2

      To ‘feed’ the starter, throw half of it away, then top up with 100g flour and 100ml cool water. Mix well and leave for two to three days more. Once the starter is puffy and foamy again, it is ready to use.

    • step 3

      When making sourdough bread, use as much of the starter as your recipe calls for, then keep it in the fridge, ‘feeding’ it 100g flour and 100ml cool water every week. Your starter will potentially last for years – it’s the gift that keeps on giving!

    Recipe from Good Food magazine, December 2016

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    Barbara Gregory 1 avatar

    Barbara Gregory 1

    I have followed these instructions but it doesn't work.......step 1 quite straight forward, step 2 on 2nd day the starter is flat, no bubbles and has a layer of water on top. I have got to this stage twice and the smell is very sour. Also if you follow the link "How to make sourdough bread" the…

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    tip

    STEP 1 Put 500g flour in a jar with 500ml cool water. Mix well with an electric mixer, then cover with a piece of clean textile, leaving the lid off. Tighten the textile cloth around the top with a piece of elastic in order to avoid insects (such as the banana fly) creeping in and depositing…

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