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How to make a no discard sourdough starter for beginners<\/strong>! If you are looking for an easy way to make your very own sourdough starter from scratch you came to the right place! I'm going to show you a no fuss way to make a sourdough starter that works every time! <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This post includes two ways to make an easy sourdough starter, the classic method, and the no discard method. Both ways will give you an active bubbly sourdough starter that you can bake with. I'll be covering the sourdough starter without discarding first, then the classic starter at the bottom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

All you need to make a homemade no discard sourdough starter are a few basic supplies, and just 2 ingredients: flour and water. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sourdough is an amazing base in many delicious bread recipes<\/a> and will give you a unique flavor from the wild yeast!<\/strong> If you already have an active sourdough starter, make sure to try out my popular Sourdough Cinnamon Rolls Recipe<\/strong><\/a>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NO DISCARD SOURDOUGH STARTER FOR BEGINNERS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I learned how to make a sourdough starter years ago, and it did not come without trial and error. There are far too many opinions out there on sourdough, so really just pick a sourdough recipe that sounds good to YOU and fits YOUR lifestyle<\/strong>. And stay away from ones that make sourdough so complicated! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sourdough is not complicated, and should not complicated. Sourdough is meant to be fun, it is meant to feel relaxing, and making sourdough is meant to put you in touch with your creativity.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

I initially made a classic \"discard half and feed\" sourdough starter years ago, and was able to maintain a beautiful bubbly starter. I took it from my fridge when needed, discarded a bit and fed it to get it bubbly for a recipe. You can store your discard in another jar in the fridge to save for quick breads and sourdough discard for a no waste sourdough discard. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, I recently made a no discard sourdough starter from scratch and loved how simple and straight forward it was<\/strong>. For a no discard sourdough starter, you basically add smaller feedings to a jar without discarding anything for about a week to 10 days. Once it is doubled in size after feeding, you bake a bread with it and store the rest in the fridge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

When you want to make bread, you pull your starter jar from the fridge, feed it the amount of starter you need for your recipe to wake it up, use that amount, and store the rest in the fridge again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

It is so easy and requires almost no thought!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But, if the discard half and feed the other half makes more sense to you, then do it that way!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

NO DISCARD SOURDOUGH STARTER INGREDIENTS<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

I love going back to the old fashioned way and making recipes with just real food ingredients. It is so interesting to me that in the old days, they made their own wild yeast with wheat flour and water and baked with that every day. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

These days, we typically rise our bread with active dry yeast or instant yeast. If you want to add a lot of flavor and personality to your bread, try making a sourdough starter!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Ingredients for a no discard sourdough starter recipe:<\/p>\n\n\n\n