How To Dry Sourdough Starter

Successfully dry and store your sourdough starter to ensure you never find yourself needing to start from sratch.

Course Sourdough Starter

Cuisine American

Keyword Sourdough Starter

Prep Time 10

Drying Time 1

Total Time 1 10

Servings g starter

Calories 46kcal

Take a piece of parchment paper or a silicone baking mat and lay it out on a baking tray or sheet. This will stop the parchment paper from collapsing if you need to move it later.
Using a pastry brush or offset spatula, paint your sourdough starter all over the parchment paper ensuring it's not too thick. Try and get it as thin as you can!
Leave the sourdough starter in a warm place with good air flow to completely dry out. You don't want it to blow around, so make sure that it's not right under an air vent.
Check the starter periodically and break up any pieces that aren't drying out completely. Breaking them into smaller pieces will help to ensure the starter dries out in a timely manner.
Once the starter has completely dried out (this can take up to 24 hours depending on how thick you spread it) you can break it up into pieces and place into a clean and dry glass jar.
Store the dried sourdough starter in a cool, dark place. It will last indefinitely as long as it doesn't touch any moisture.

When you are ready to rehydrate your sourdough starter, follow these instructions for how to activate a dried sourdough starter.