A change is as good as a rest...
When it comes to our sourdough starters we’re very precious about how we look after them, which includes what we feed them. But sometimes it’s fun to see what impact a different flour may have on a starter, and my experience of using regenerative flour in starters has always been positive, so when I saw the new Regeneratively Farmed Strong White Bread flour in Sainsbury’s I knew I wanted to test it out.
I always use the standard Cotswold Flour strong white bread flour in my starter so it was great to see how they compare - and I am here to tell you that the Regen version works just as well! In fact, the portion of my starter, Star, that I fed with it seemed to be very happy indeed, as you can see in the photos.
Top tip: if you are going to try feeding your starter with some different flour from normal, always portion out a small amount of your base amount of precious starter into a newly clean jar and feed that with the new flour. Never risk your entire starter with a new flour until you know that it works well.
I fed a couple of spoonfuls of my Star with my usual 30 g of flour and 30 g of water, gave it a good stir, replaced the lid and left it on the counter as usual. A few hours later she was grown and active and ready to go.
To see how to make a starter, or how to use and maintain a starter, check out our sourdough pages here.
Give it a go!
