Starters provide additional flavor and texture to breads particularly sourdough and European breads.
Learn more about creating and using starters.
To make your own starter, choose from one of the recipes below:
For additional information on using starters to make sourdough bread, check out the July 2008 series in the bread baking blog.
Would you like to participate in a little bit of history? Order a piece of starter from a mother starter that's been around for over a century. Visit http://www.carlsfriends.org for more information and to request a dried sourdough start from Carl Griffith's 1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough Starter.
Do you have a favorite bread? We'd love to try it. Click here to share your favorite bread starters.
