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Breadtopia Sourdough Starter | Made from Organic & Non-GMO Ingredients | Easy to Follow Instructions | Make Homemade Sourdough Bread | Sour Dough Starter
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Flavor | Wheat |
Brand | Breadtopia |
Item Weight | 10 Grams |
Specialty | GMO Free |
Package Information | Bag |
About this item
- SOURDOUGH STARTERS MADE WITH ORGANIC INGREDIENTS: Our sourdough starter mix is made with high quality non-GMO and organic ingredients
- NOT JUST FOR SOURDOUGH BREAD: We love sourdough bread, but you can make so much more with our starter sourdough! Why not try your hand at pancakes, muffins, cakes, and much more
- A HEARTY STRAIN OF WILD YEAST: This sourdough bread starter is fed exclusively using organic bread flour and has been taken directly from our own batch. This sourdough starter contains naturally occurring wild yeast, friendly Lactobacillus bacteria and organic wheat flour
- THE ONLY SOURDOUGH STARTER YOU'LL EVER NEED: With regular feeding and proper care, your revived sourdough bread mix can be used indefinitely
- EASY TO USE AND MAINTAIN: Follow our simple instructions included for maintaining your bread starter culture
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Live Sourdough Starter | Dried Sourdough Starter | Bread Lame | Malted Barley Flour | |
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Use | Our live sourdough starter can be used to make hearty and delicious sourdough bread. | Our dried sourdough starter can be used to make hearty and delicious sourdough bread. | An essential tool for any bread baker; a bread lame is used to score the bread giving your loaf a controlled shape as it rises during baking. | It is used for promoting a strong rise and enhancing appealing crust browning. |
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- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : No
- Package Dimensions : 4.84 x 4.41 x 0.28 inches; 0.35 ounces
- UPC : 798304059519
- Manufacturer : Breadtopia
- ASIN : B002C08SS2
- Best Sellers Rank: #16,266 in Grocery & Gourmet Food (See Top 100 in Grocery & Gourmet Food)
- #5 in Sourdough Starters
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flavor | Wheat | Wheat | Sourdough | — | Wheat | Wheat |
weight | 10 grams | 30 grams | — | — | 4 ounces | — |
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Customers like the performance, taste and ease of use of the bread starter. For example, they mention that it works well, has a great flavor and is easy to activate. Some appreciate the vigorous nature of the starter. That said, opinions are mixed on quality, value, and smell.
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Customers like the performance of the bread starter. They say it's easy to get going and works well. The starter has a tangy flavor and shows immediate results. Customers also appreciate the great video and tips on how to use the product.
"...Love this packet for making my entry into sourdough easy and enjoyable." Read more
"...It was easy to activate and is easy to maintain(2) Works just fine, with the caveat that I'm still trying to get a good rise out of..." Read more
"...Now my starter is functioning well...." Read more
"I did everything according to the package instructions. Just didn't work." Read more
Customers like the taste of the sourdough starter. They mention it makes a great flavor and a nice loaf of sanddough. Some say that the starter has a mild sor taste, which is great for cinnamon. Overall, most are satisfied with the taste and recommend it to others.
"...directions I got to bake on day 5 and it turned out beautifully and tasty. Love this packet for making my entry into sourdough easy and enjoyable." Read more
"...is it easy to get going and maintain, (2) did it work, and (3) does it taste good. Overall, I am very pleased with this sourdough starter...." Read more
"...The first two breads have been amazing, have made two pizzas, and have started the process on the 3rd bread. I bake them all in a dutch oven." Read more
"...I had great success finally. My breads are coming out amazing." Read more
Customers find the sourdough starter easy to use. They mention that the instructions are easy to follow and the starter is very easy to activate. Customers also appreciate the website, which is packed with easy-to-understand guides and recipes.
"Activating this dried starter was so simple (and fun!) thanks to the instructions and videos on the website...." Read more
"...There are also instructions included--I was relieved to see that unlike some other starters I've used, this one did not have a complex activation..." Read more
"The starter is easy to get going and works well. My first couple loafs in photos." Read more
"...I followed the directions on Breadtopia. It was easy to make my starter from this dried starter...." Read more
Customers like the activation of the bread starter. They say it's a very vigorous starter, easy to use, and revive. Customers also mention that the starter can get quite active and bubbly. They appreciate the video and tips provided with the product. Overall, customers are happy with the activating process and recommend it to others.
"...The starter can get quite active and bubbly, so I think I'll be able to do better...." Read more
"...This starter took off like a champ and I'll be sharing the second dose of dry starter with a family member...." Read more
"This starter is awesome. And the videos on Breadtopia website are easy to follow.This is how my bread turned out...." Read more
"...I look forward to making bread and doughnuts. Excellent starter." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the bread starter. Some mention it's strong and unfussy, a reliable product that survived well. However, others say that it'll only taste the sourdough and is inconsistent.
"...and have used other brands of dry starter but this one is strong and unfussy...." Read more
"...starter has a PUNGENT alcohol smell not a sourdough smell, the starter was slimey when I got it started, never seen that before...." Read more
"Their starters are the most reliable ones that I've used. All the others I've tried fail." Read more
"I obtained great results from this starter. It is still going strong and looks very healthy." Read more
Customers are mixed about the value of the bread. Some mention that it's great value for the money, while others say that it is not worth the time or money.
"...Also, I believe it is way overpriced. The packaging and 8 Grams couldn't have cost the seller more than $0.50 to put together...." Read more
"Easy to rehydrate following video instructions and great price!" Read more
"...There was just one. I feel this is a waste of money...." Read more
"...Then the amount received is so tiny it definitely isn't worth the price...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the smell of the bread. Some mention it smells great and sweet, while others say it started to smell like sourdough after a couple days.
"...The prepared starter has a pretty strong smell, however it's not an unpleasant one...." Read more
"...The flavor was excellent. Kitchen smelled heavenly...." Read more
"I'm not sure why, but the starter has a PUNGENT alcohol smell not a sourdough smell, the starter was slimey when I got it started, never seen that..." Read more
"...It smells tangy and sour and I look forward to using this in my recipes!The Breadtopia website is a wealth of info...." Read more
Customers find the growth rate of the bread starter to be very slow. They mention that it takes 3 days to activate the starter, and it never seems to grow for them. Some customers also mention that the timing was accelerated.
"...The main difference was that the timing was accelerated--in my kitchen and with the Sustagrain barley flour as a food, everything happened in about..." Read more
"...If the starter fails to develop, I guess it will because I used a glass coffee cup." Read more
"...Very simple and clear instructions. Culture is good, growing fast, brings dough up make it soft and bubbly 👌..." Read more
"...It does take longer to rise than baker's yeast. The results have been worth it...." Read more
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Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2024
(1) It was easy to activate and is easy to maintain
(2) Works just fine, with the caveat that I'm still trying to get a good rise out of it. This is not a biggie because I am using flours and grains that normally result in a fairly dense bread. The starter can get quite active and bubbly, so I think I'll be able to do better. I will update this review if needed (I will be making some experiments with stone ground whole wheat soon). Edited 9/20/12: it really does seem to be me--I tried using regular bakers yeast as the leavening (using the starter just for savor) and actually lost ground.
(3) It is yummy--I've gotten really good tastes from mixing oat bran and rye into the base barley feed I give it. Edited 9/17/12: I got this starter during a Summer warm spell--under those conditions, which seem to have favored the production of lactic acid, it had a very fruity smell and taste, now that things are cooling down, it's developed a more vinegary taste and aroma. I've also experimented with adding some chickpea flour (besan) into the feedings and that resulted in an interesting tang too.
I have had a fair amount of experience with sourdough starters, including making them from scratch, but recently when I decided I wanted to do some baking with rye and barley, didn't have any on hand, and definitely didn't want to go the DIY route, so I was happy to see that it was so easy to find online sources--though it should be noted that this particular starter is not advertised to be suitable for grains other than wheat. Breadtopia sends a package that contains enough dried starter crumbs to make three attempts to get a starter going (or to keep around as a backup if you lose one through neglect or it goes bad). There are also instructions included--I was relieved to see that unlike some other starters I've used, this one did not have a complex activation process or feeding cycle. In this case, I chose to see if I could activate the starter using the same barley flour I was going to use for baking and it worked just fine, with a few deviations from the script Breadtopia provided-- I added at least twice the water, possibly this was necessary due to the fact I was using a different kind of flour and grain, but I think Breadtopia's bakers prefer a spongier texture for their starter, while I made adjustments to reflect my experience that starters do best with a slurrylike consistency. The main difference was that the timing was accelerated--in my kitchen and with the Sustagrain barley flour as a food, everything happened in about half the time stipulated in the instructions. This could well have been due to the fact that my kitchen was fairly warm, ranging from the low 70s to low 80s. You can tell that it's activated because it bubbles almost to the point of simmering, but it does take some time or a few more feeding cycles to get a good sour flavor. Also, regarding taste, I preferred the flavor when I added some rye or oat bran into the feed.
This starter took off like a champ and I'll be sharing the second dose of dry starter with a family member. Friends are already asking for live starter too.
Enjoy. The sourdough pizza crust was scrumptious.
Good luck.
So, basically what seller selling doesn't make any sense, if the process to activate is the same, as make new sourdough starter.
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Reviewed in Canada on September 29, 2023
I decided to give this a go after trying to make three of my own starters and all of them moulding and let me tell you- I do not regret it!!
I followed the instructions to a T and even took the time to watch the videos on their website.
You can see in photo 1 what it looked like just two day in (already had a few tiny bubbles)
Photo 2 was around 3-4 days in and at that point was rising about a fourth of the way with feeds.
Photo 3 was before I made my first loaf (11 days after activating the starter) and it passed the float test with flying colours!
Photo 4 is of my first loaf- it came out wonderful but the loafs I’ve made sense come out ever better!
Photo 5 is from a few days ago (probably my 4th or 5th loaf. And I find that they’re now coming out very consistent, fluffy and airy.
And photo 6 is my starter now, she always doubles in size after a feeding and I just stick to feeding with 1/3 c flour and 1/4c water every time now!
A few things worth noting:
• Don’t worry about the smell! It differed a lot in the first couple weeks. I smelt yeast, vinegar, almost a stinky feet smell, sour and probably a few other things hhaha. Thats just the starter finding its footing as you find yours with feeding it and caring for it. I find it now pretty consistently smells like healthy yeast with a tiny bit of a ting to it!
• If you have a cooler home, I’d suggest placing your starter over your kitchen heating vent after feeds, I find this really speeds up the fermentation process. And also after putting a loaf together and once you’re starting the process of fermentation and stretching, place the bowl with your dough in the oven. Not on! Just in the over as it’s warmer and there’s no temperature fluctuating in there so it helps it to ferment well.
• make sure to use unbleached four! Bleached flour can slow or even kill the fermentation process (and who wants bleach in their flour anyways!?!)
• also make sure to use distilled water when feeding (tap is perfectly fine for loaves). This doesn’t mean having to go out and buy water just to feed your starter- distilled water is just boiled. Yes, store bought is boiled into vapour and then that vapour is collected and that becomes that jug of water where as at home it’s just boiled but it does very close to the same thing and I find it works super well every time. Just make sure to let the water cool fully before using it to feed your starter or it will kill it. I just always have my kettle with leftover water from teas and whatnot on my counter and ready to use!
So all of that said, DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS STARTER! It’s worked absolutely as described and honestly I feel like the few bad reviews must have done something wrong on their end😅 or maybe happened to get a dud bag of flakes. And that too! I still have more than enough flakes to share with friends or if (Lord forbid lol) anything happens to my starter, I know I can super easily start another and have bread in like a week.
100/10 recommend.
Reviewed in Canada on February 15, 2024
I decided to give this a go after trying to make three of my own starters and all of them moulding and let me tell you- I do not regret it!!
I followed the instructions to a T and even took the time to watch the videos on their website.
You can see in photo 1 what it looked like just two day in (already had a few tiny bubbles)
Photo 2 was around 3-4 days in and at that point was rising about a fourth of the way with feeds.
Photo 3 was before I made my first loaf (11 days after activating the starter) and it passed the float test with flying colours!
Photo 4 is of my first loaf- it came out wonderful but the loafs I’ve made sense come out ever better!
Photo 5 is from a few days ago (probably my 4th or 5th loaf. And I find that they’re now coming out very consistent, fluffy and airy.
And photo 6 is my starter now, she always doubles in size after a feeding and I just stick to feeding with 1/3 c flour and 1/4c water every time now!
A few things worth noting:
• Don’t worry about the smell! It differed a lot in the first couple weeks. I smelt yeast, vinegar, almost a stinky feet smell, sour and probably a few other things hhaha. Thats just the starter finding its footing as you find yours with feeding it and caring for it. I find it now pretty consistently smells like healthy yeast with a tiny bit of a ting to it!
• If you have a cooler home, I’d suggest placing your starter over your kitchen heating vent after feeds, I find this really speeds up the fermentation process. And also after putting a loaf together and once you’re starting the process of fermentation and stretching, place the bowl with your dough in the oven. Not on! Just in the over as it’s warmer and there’s no temperature fluctuating in there so it helps it to ferment well.
• make sure to use unbleached four! Bleached flour can slow or even kill the fermentation process (and who wants bleach in their flour anyways!?!)
• also make sure to use distilled water when feeding (tap is perfectly fine for loaves). This doesn’t mean having to go out and buy water just to feed your starter- distilled water is just boiled. Yes, store bought is boiled into vapour and then that vapour is collected and that becomes that jug of water where as at home it’s just boiled but it does very close to the same thing and I find it works super well every time. Just make sure to let the water cool fully before using it to feed your starter or it will kill it. I just always have my kettle with leftover water from teas and whatnot on my counter and ready to use!
So all of that said, DO NOT SLEEP ON THIS STARTER! It’s worked absolutely as described and honestly I feel like the few bad reviews must have done something wrong on their end😅 or maybe happened to get a dud bag of flakes. And that too! I still have more than enough flakes to share with friends or if (Lord forbid lol) anything happens to my starter, I know I can super easily start another and have bread in like a week.
100/10 recommend.
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