Is Sourdough Starter the Same as Yeast?

There isn't much difference between natural yeast and sourdough starter. Where sourdough starter is made of naturally occurring yeast and lactic acid bacteria, these naturally occurring yeasts are what leavens the sourdough bread.

How Much Starter Equals a Yeast Packet?

100 grams of sourdough starter is equivalent to 5 to 7 grams of instant or dried yeast.

Can You Use Sourdough Starter for Other Breads?

You can use sourdough starter to make crumpets, crackers, pancakes, sourdough pizza, pancakes, scones, hot cross buns and more.

What Can I Substitute for Sourdough Starter?

You can substitute kombucha for sourdough starter, since it also contains yeast bacteria, it can be utilised to start a sourdough starter or ferment your grains.

Want to Substitute Sourdough Starter for Yeast? Here's How!

Ingredients

Scale

500 grams of strong white bread flour – use 450 grams for sourdough
300ml warm water – use 250ml for sourdough
7 gram sachet fast action dried yeast – use 100 grams of sourdough starter in place of yeast
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon honey
2 tablespoons olive oil

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Instructions

Combine all the ingredients together and knead for 10 minutes.
Leave the dough in the bowl to rise for 2 hours – for sourdough bread, leave it to rise for 4 hours, waiting for it to double in size.
Once proofed or doubled in size, shape the dough and place it into a greased loaf pan.
Leave the dough to rise for another hour – for sourdough leave it to rise for at least 2 hours.
Bake your bread.

Author: Natasha Krajnc
Prep Time: 6 hrs 10 mins
Category: bread