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Happy Monday Friends šŸ§” Another starter born this morning Sophie is from an Italy starterā£ļøShe arrived on Friday. But I h...
07/13/2026

Happy Monday Friends šŸ§”

Another starter born this morning

Sophie is from an Italy starterā£ļø

She arrived on Friday. But I had to get some new jars so she has her own special jar to get started in šŸ˜‰

She should be ready in the next 7-10 days

To Build Enough for 2 CupsTwo cups of starter is approximately 450ā€“500g.When your starter is mature:Feed 50g starter225g...
06/28/2026

To Build Enough for 2 Cups
Two cups of starter is approximately 450ā€“500g.

When your starter is mature:

Feed 50g starter

225g flour

225g water

Total: about 500g starter (roughly 2 cups)

Let it rise until doubled, then use what you need.

Even Better: Keep a Tiny Starter
Many home bakers keep only:

20g starter

20g flour

20g water

in the refrigerator.

The day before baking, build it up:

20g starter
ā†’ feed 40g flour + 40g water = 100g

Then:

100g starter
ā†’ feed 200g flour + 200g water = 500g

This gives you plenty for baking without throwing away cups of starter every week.

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How to build a simple small sourdough starter without the typical large daily discard. For a home baker, especially if y...
06/28/2026

How to build a simple small sourdough starter without the typical large daily discard. For a home baker, especially if you're making friendship breads and smaller batches, a "micro starter" method works really well.

Day 1
Mix:

10g flour (about 1 tablespoon)

10g water (about 2 teaspoons)

Stir into a small jar. Cover loosely.

Day 2
Add:

10g flour

10g water

No discard.

Day 3
Add:

20g flour

20g water

You may start seeing bubbles.

Day 4
If it's showing activity:

Keep only 20g starter

Feed 20g flour

Feed 20g water

This creates a tiny amount of "discard" (only a spoonful), but prevents the jar from becoming huge.

Days 5ā€“7
Continue daily:

20g starter

20g flour

20g water

Once it reliably doubles in 4ā€“8 hours after feeding, it's ready to bake with.

05/28/2026

For the Sourdough Fansā€¼ļø

šŸŽµ Bohemian Rhapsody (Sourdough Edition) šŸŽµ
(A playful bakery parody inspired by the style and structure of the classic song)

šŸŽ¶
Is this the starter?
Is this just flour free?
Caught in fermentation,
No escape from bakeryyyyy šŸŽ¶

Open your jar,
Look at the bubbles and seeeeā€¦
Iā€™m just a home baker,
Need simplicityā€¦

Because itā€™s feed-feed-rise, little high, little low,
Any way the dough goes doesnā€™t really matter to meeeeā€¦
To meeeeeā€¦

Mamaaaaā€¦
Just killed a loafā€¦
Over-proofed it on the counter,
Now it spreads instead of growsā€¦

Mamaaaaā€¦
Bread had just begunā€¦
But now Iā€™ve gone and burned the crust awayyyyā€¦

Mama, ooohhhhhā€¦
Didnā€™t mean to make you rye,
If Iā€™m not back again this time tomorrow,
Carry on, carry on, as if gluten really mattersā€¦

Too lateā€¦ my timerā€™s goneā€¦
Sends shivers down my spine,
Starterā€™s hungry all the timeā€¦

Goodbye everybody, Iā€™ve got to kneadā€¦
Gotta leave you all behind and bulk fermentttttā€¦

Mamaaa ooohhhhā€”
(I donā€™t wanna fold!)
Sometimes wish Iā€™d never started sourdough at alllllā€¦

šŸŽ¶ I see a little boule-uetto of a loaf! šŸŽ¶
Scaramouche! Scaramouche! Will you do the stretch-and-fold?!
Thunderbolts and oven spring very very frightening me!

(Magnifico!)
Magnifico!
Magnifico-o-o-o-o!

Iā€™m just a poor baker, nobody loves meā€¦
ā€œHeā€™s just a poor baker from a poor pantry!ā€
Spare him this starter monstrosity!

Easy crumb, airy crumb, will you let me bake?!
Bismillah! No! We will not let you bake!
(Let him bake!)
Bismillah! We will not let you bake!
(Let him bake!)
Will not let you bake!
(Let him bake!)
Never never never never let me bakeā€”OH OH OH OH!

So you think you can slash me and leave me to dry?!
So you think you can feed me then say ā€œstarter diedā€?!

Ohhhhh babyā€¦ canā€™t do this to me babyā€¦
Just gotta get outā€¦
Just gotta preheat right nowwwwwā€¦

šŸŽ¶ Nothing really mattersā€¦
Anyone can seeā€¦
Nothing really mattersā€¦
Except hydration to meeeeeeeā€¦ šŸŽ¶

Any way the dough risesā€¦ šŸž

If you know, you know!I have been on the hunt for a San Francisco Sourdough Starter for quite some time now, without hav...
05/26/2026

If you know, you know!

I have been on the hunt for a San Francisco Sourdough Starter for quite some time now, without having to order it. I looked up many places along our route on vacation & wasn't having much luck.
We made a stop in Reno, NV to eat. I did some searching online while in Reno & well, I hit the "JACKPOT" while there & found a place that sells it!! šŸ™Œ
So, I decided to name this starter Rubi ā¤ļø
She will be started when we get back home in a few day. I'm super excited to try a brand new starter ā˜ŗļø

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Just another beautiful loaf of sourdough bread baked this evening! šŸ˜‹ Simply Blessed Creations
04/30/2026

Just another beautiful loaf of sourdough bread baked this evening! šŸ˜‹

Simply Blessed Creations

Happy Monday Friends šŸ§” Don't come at me to hard, but I'm extremely happy with my sourdough bread today!I baked it early ...
04/20/2026

Happy Monday Friends šŸ§”

Don't come at me to hard, but I'm extremely happy with my sourdough bread today!
I baked it early this morning & left it to cool until I came home for my lunch break. I know I need to practice scoring a bit deeper. The bread is crispy outside, tender inside. My last 3 loafs have come out super gummy. I'm confident I've got my starter where it needs to be. Stretch & folds are bit hard for me yet. I'm sure I could of done better. I started last night. Let her ferment on counter until about 11:30 p.m. I woke up to check & she was doubled in size so I went ahead and shaped her & put in fridge until 8 a.m. I know I should of probably just let her sit in fridge until this evening after work. But, overall, I think she baked pretty beauty!

Simply Blessed Creations

Hello Hello Friends!I hope each & everyone one of you enters the new year with many blessings!I'm going to be some what ...
12/31/2025

Hello Hello Friends!

I hope each & everyone one of you enters the new year with many blessings!

I'm going to be some what embarking on a bit of a new journey. I'm going to start handmaking more items to sell. I'm also going to be doing a bit more baking & selling as well. I'm rolling into the new year with a fresh sourdough starter & friendship bread starter I made this evening. šŸ˜‹
It's literally been several years since I've done friendship bread.

I might even try to do a few lives. I'm trying to get over my fear of going live. šŸ˜‰

I hope you all have a wonderful rest of your evening!

Simply Blessed Creations

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