Michał Korkosz

Sourdough Starter

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Preparation info
  • Makes

    1½ cups

    • Difficulty

      Easy

    • Ready in

      5 min

Appears in
Fresh From Poland: New Vegetarian Cooking from the Old Country
Fresh From Poland

By Michał Korkosz

Published 2021

  • About

If you’re not lucky enough to have a sourdough starter passed down to you from another home baker, don’t be scared. Making your own is easy as pie—or, like bread with butter (bułka z masłem), as we say in Poland.

Ingredients

  • 1¾ cups (245 g) whole rye flour
  • 1¼ cups (140

Method

  1. To begin the starter, combine ½ cup (70 g) of the whole rye flour and ½ cup (120 ml