Possible to make sourdough starter quickly?
I was hoping to use a recipe that requires sour dough starter tomorrow for dinner. When looking online for recipes I found several, but all of them required several days (examples here, here and here) to make.
Is it possible to prepare a sourdough starter in around 24 hours or is it too late in the game for me to get something going for tomorrow night's dinner?
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You aren't going to be able to get a sourdough starter from flour to ready-to-bake in 24 hours. You could easily make a poolish or pâte fermentée in that time, and get some of the flavor. You might also be able to use some yogurt whey or another source of lactic acid to get some of the sour flavor. Unfortunately, a sour starter is something that you kind of need to keep going and have on hand.
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How can I make my sourdough starter faster?
If you'd like it to rise quickly, warm it up. Use slightly warmer water in your mix and let it sit in a warm place. If you want to let the starter rise slowly, use cooler water or let sit in a cooler place, like a basement. Note that the longer your starter takes to rise, the more tang it will have.How fast can sourdough starter be ready?
If you're starting a brand new starter from scratch, it will need 7 to 10 days before it's ready for bread baking. The first four to five days will be spent getting your starter active and bulking it up.Can you make sourdough starter a day?
In a one day recipe you aren't going to be able to develop the same depth of flavor as you would over two days, but you can still get a lovely loaf! Your bread will simply taste more like a crusty artisan white loaf of bread than the sourdough bread you might be more used to baking.Can you speed up starter?
When creating a starter from scratch, I like to use whole grain rye flour to get the starter established \u2014 the extra nutrients in whole rye flour help speed up the process. After your starter is rising and falling predictably, you can change over to any flour combination you'd like throughout a few feedings.Stop Wasting Time \u0026 Flour Maintaining A Sourdough Starter. This Strategy is Way Better
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Answer 2
You cannot establish your own starter, that would be like growing your own basil from seeds in 24 hours. A sourdough starter is a long-term project, and not worth it if you don't use it regularly.
Depending on where you live, you may be able to buy starter extract, or some other starter-based product which gives you the taste (but not leavening). Purists turn up their nose at it, but it's your best shot.
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