How to make Sourdough Starter Powder
Introducing a whole new way to store and use sourdough starter or sourdough discard. After you dry your sourdough starter, you can grind it into a powder and add it directly to a recipe for a flavor boost or rehydrate it to use in any sourdough recipe.
Yield: 4 oz
Cost: $0
Instructions
- Weigh out 4 oz of dried sourdough starter chips and place them in the spice grinder. If you can't fit all the chips in at once you can grind them in batches.
- Grind the chips to a powder. Sift the powder through a fine sieve to remove any large bits.
- Grind the sifted bits with any remaining chips until you have 4 oz of fine powder. The powder should be no coarser than semolina flour or cornmeal if you want to use it directly in a recipe. If you will be rehydrating the powder to use as a starter a coarser grind is fine.
- Store the sourdough powder in a jar or plastic container with a tight fitting lid to keep out moisture.
Notes
Sourdough powder can be rehydrated and used in any recipe. The dried powder can also be used directly in a recipe that has specifically been written to use it as a powder.