My neighbor makes top shelf “Alaskan” sourdough that rocks, and he gave me this. What do you call this and how do I use it? Googling “yeast chunks” was no bueno.
by DFWtixFleas
9 Comments
ZeQueenn
Is it not dehydrated starter? That’s a thing right?
It looks like what happens when my starter overflows. You can theoretically just add water to get it loose then feed it.
ZapMePlease
I do this when I go away for a few months
Spread your starter on parchment paper, let it dry someplace warm and then break it up and store it in a jar
cantstopwontstopGME
Just commenting to say this is awesome and I learned something thanks to these comments
Albi_9
Rip your eyes and brain. That combination of words can only equal so many things. 😂😅
compound515
It looks like my jar of foot skin I keep in the bathroom
13thmurder
Looks like dried starter.
If you have a good strong sourdough starter you can spread it thin on parchment and let it air dry, it looks just like this.
Get a scale, put a handful of these chunks in and some flour, then add water equal to the weight of the flour/chunks. Stir it up. They should dissolve more or less, but they’ll populate your starter with yeast.
It’s a good thing to make if you have a good starter in case it dies for some reason.
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Is it not dehydrated starter? That’s a thing right?
Dehydrated starter. Here’s how you can rehydrate it and getting it going again: chrome-extension://efaidnbmnnnibpcajpcglclefindmkaj/[https://thesourdoughjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/How-to-Rehydrate-Dried-Sourdough-Starter.pdf](https://thesourdoughjourney.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/11/How-to-Rehydrate-Dried-Sourdough-Starter.pdf)
It looks like what happens when my starter overflows. You can theoretically just add water to get it loose then feed it.
I do this when I go away for a few months
Spread your starter on parchment paper, let it dry someplace warm and then break it up and store it in a jar
Just commenting to say this is awesome and I learned something thanks to these comments
Rip your eyes and brain. That combination of words can only equal so many things. 😂😅
It looks like my jar of foot skin I keep in the bathroom
Looks like dried starter.
If you have a good strong sourdough starter you can spread it thin on parchment and let it air dry, it looks just like this.
Get a scale, put a handful of these chunks in and some flour, then add water equal to the weight of the flour/chunks. Stir it up. They should dissolve more or less, but they’ll populate your starter with yeast.
It’s a good thing to make if you have a good starter in case it dies for some reason.
I will take your word for it on the Google search