•In a large glass jar, combine 3/4 cup sugar, 3 tbls instant potato flakes, 1 yeast pkt, & 1 cup warm water. Stir with wooden spoon. Leave in a warm place for 5 days at room temperature, covered lightly…do not seal. Stir every day.
•On the morning of the 5th day, you will feed the starter. Add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup warm water, and 3 Tbls instant potato flakes,. Stir and let stand for 6-8 hours before using it on the 5th day.
•After the 6-8 hours, remove 1 cup of starter to make your bread. Make sure to stir the starter really well before you remove the 1 cup starter. You will then place the rest of the starter in the refrigerator.
*See Sourdough Bread Recipe to make bread*
•Feed the starter every 5-7 days
•To feed starter each time: add 1/2 cup sugar, 1 cup warm water, 3 tbls potato flakes.
Stir well and let stand at room temp all day or all night. Remove 1 cup to make Bread recipe and return starter to fridge.
* Never let starter get less than 1 cup. If you don’t make bread for several weeks you may want to discard some starter or share with a friend. Keep the starter refrigerated.
(Original recipe by Jo Cathy)
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