Premium Dehydrated Sourdough Starter Culture - Italian Ischian Island Style Style - 10 Grams

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• S, Dan

  September 25, 2025

  My go to

  This is my go to starter. My whole family has been using my starter that was created with this. It's been about a year and a half and has made so much bread, English muffins, and rolls it's saved us souch money. It taste great without the overpowering sour taste. Instructions are easy to follow and you will learn quickly how to take care of it. There is plenty of starter to get going in no time.

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• Kristina Keller

  September 22, 2024

  My loaf!!!

  I'm new at this, so i'm still learning. But this was a pretty impressive loaf! Everyone thought it was amazing!

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• Debbie Lee Wesselmann

  July 3, 2024

  Active Cultures with a Distinctive Taste

  I'm an experienced sourdough bread maker -- I've kept the same starter alive for 16 years -- so I was interested to see if this particular starter from Italy would act and taste different. I'm happy to report that sourdough bread made from this rises as it should and has a delicious, sour flavor that does indeed taste different from my other starter. Even after 5 days, it has enough activity to rise a loaf of bread without your having to add yeast. After 7 days, the flavor is even better. Take the time to get to know the starter, nurture it, find the best bread recipe for your tastes, and see how you can incorporate it into your recipes. It also makes great pizza dough and tangy sourdough pancakes. I wasn't disapointed. The instructions that come with this are pretty much standard. You feed the starter every day with flour and water. The cultures multiply as the days go on and as they have more and more food. As they get hungry, they will create hooch/alcohol, a by-product of fermentation that looks a light brown liquid. I always stir the hooch back in because it gives the starter more depth of flavor. Still, a lot of hooch indicates that the starter might not have been fed enough. Since the instructions say to use only 1/2 cup of flour and water a day instead of the more usual 1 cup, this may be the reason. It probably jumpstarts the sourdough flavor. Eventually, you may want to add the 1 cup flour/water amount unless you keep the amount of starter low by throwing away or using the rest. Following the instructions results in a thin, batter-like starter consistency. For my breads, I prefer a thicker starter, so I use 1 cup all-purpose flour to 2/3 or 3/4 cup water. If I want that thinner starter for, say, pancakes, I divide some starter out in a separate bowl and make it thinner for 24 hours. To test this starter, however, I kept it thin as per the directions and merely had to add less water to my usual recipe. With sourdough, you have to be ready to adapt. Always use non-reactive containers -- glass or ceramic. I also use silicone utensils to stir. I find that sourdough starters are extremely resilient. I've fed my original one and immediately refrigerated it, only to get to it a month later. It always revives within 24 hours of feeding. More usually, I take out my fed starter after a week of refrigeration. In that case, it takes only a few hours before it starts bubbling. I really like the flavor of this starter, and it is indeed sour. I know it will only get more complex with time. My big decision going forward will be which starter to use since both are different but delicious on their own terms. -- Debbie Lee Wesselmann

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• Viner

  June 29, 2024

  Created a healthy starter right away

  Apron Maven Sourdough Starter Culture, Italian Ischian Island Style, Dehydrated, Sweeter Taste, Soft Texture Breads and Pastries I've been working with sourdoughs for a few years now, and I usually start mine from scratch. I thought I'd try this dehydrated sourdough culture, and wow! For someone not wanting to wait the 2-3 weeks required to create a starter from scratch, this is a great alternative. I used 1/2 cup gluten free flour and 1/2 cup water, and the photo shows the results after the first 24 hours. It's creating bubbles just like it's supposed to. I fed the starter on Day 3 and then gifted it to someone who really wanted to learn to make sourdough, since I cannot have gluten and this starter is made with a gluten/regular flour dehydrated culture. As my friend is very new to sourdough I wanted to get something that I could start and give to her, ready to go. This would make a perfect gift for a baking friend, pre-started or not.

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• newt

  November 28, 2025

  failed for me but Seller made it good

  first time sourdough baker but could not create good starter. tried my best per instructions. but my sourdough failed miserablya after a couple weeks. horrible smell. UPDATE! Apron Maven contacted me after the review initially posted and will make a refund! Thanks Apron Maven!

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