Several years ago, I wanted to make pizza and was searching on the internet, when I learned about natural leaven. Ever since then I've been captivated by natural leaven (natural yeast or sourdough) bread.In the winter, I put the jar next to my electric kettle or rice cooker. In any case, when the mixture is very foamy and bubbly, and it smells alcoholic, it's done. Add the same amount of water as the amount of starter you used as well as some honey, sugar or 100% fruit juice, and the starter will keep going for years. If using 100 % fruit juice, don't add any sugar. If the starter smells rotten, throw it out.When the starter is down to about 10g, add 200 g of water, 100 g of raisins, and 30 g of sugar and let it re-ferment. Recipe by Raichi

I don't like hard bread... but I really love french breads where you can taste the wheat. That's why I decided to make a soft version.Adjust the water content of the bread starter to control the texture of your bread. Recipe by moss green 7

The method for making a sourdough starter sponge is the same, regardless of which starter you use! The sponge puffs up and becomes filled with air bubbles, and it's just fun to watch it grow.The method is the same whichever starter liquid you use! I used raisin starter this time.Add the same amount of starter liquid and flour.You can use water instead of starter liquid from the 2nd day onwards, but if you use starter liquid you'll have a more fragrant, robust starter sponge. Recipe by Hirochan

I heard bread prepared with homemade black tea starter is delicious, so I wanted to try making some.Use loose leaf tea.Mix up the contents of the container once a day, open the lid and let some air in.I slosh it around with the lid on to mix it. When it starts fermenting, you'll hear a popping sound. Recipe by Hirochan

Naturally leavened bread takes time to bake, but I thought it may be quicker to make bagels. So I tried!Fermentation speed will depend on the temperature and bread starter, so leave the prefermented dough until it had doubled or tripled in size.I don't think you need more than 2 hours to let the dough rise after you shape it. Recipe by jirocho

When I was making a raisin bread starter, I learned that I could make starter using all kinds of ingredients.Yogurt ferments quickly. In the summer this can be made in a day. It can be stored for about 2 months, but try to use it up quickly. Starter can be used in cooking as well as for bread, so try experimenting. Recipe by Raichi

I was able to make a nice yeast, so I used the straight method to turn it into french bread.※ The recipe calls for 75% water, but using about 65~70% at first will make it easier to make (195-210ml).※ I used 36% natural yeast, but 15% should be enough for it to rise sufficiently, so please feel free to reduce as you see fit.(Don't forget to increase the amount of water in turn for this. Recipe by Panko625

I challenged myself to create a recipe for pita bread using my homemade raisin bread starter.Be patient rolling out the dough, letting it rise evenly.If the dough doesn't rise properly, open it up with a knife. Recipe by yukina007

Got a starter at work years ago. Was good bread but didn't want to make every 10 days so found starter recipe and found that can freeze it.

10 Day Bread Starter

I discovered this on a website I trust! The active wild yeast in bread starter will increase if you let it oxidize! So, if you close with a lid, oxygen won't get to the starter and stop producing yeast and produce alcohol instead.● Don't screw the lid on your jar and mix it up 2 to 3 times a day.● It's easy to keep the starter going, and it will produce more yeast quickly.● Although raisin starter with 20% sugar is best suited for dough that's made directly with the starter or with a sponge, a sugarless starter is best for the liquid sponge method. If you are making a flour based sponge, try a 2 to 1 ratio of water to raisins only in your starter. Recipe by Raichi

Since this bread starter is made by adding flour to yogurt, it's easy to see how it's fermenting, unlike some other starters. You can store this starter in the refrigerator for about 5 days. If you leave a little leftover, use half the amount of water, bread flour and sugar in step 5, and incubate for 5-6 hours at room temperature you can grow more starter. If you do this twice, your starter will ferment better. If it takes on an "off" smell like a dishtowel, it's better to manfully throw it away.To get a bread starter going, in the spring, summer and fall you can just let it rest at room temperature. In midsummer when it's very hot, put it in a cool location in your room when you're at home, and put it in the refrigerator when you go out if your house will get very hot. You can also put it in an insulated polystyrene container with ice packs to keep it at under 25 °C. In the winter, put the starter jar on top of the refrigerator, near the stove, near your electric water kettle or in your boiler room. You could also make a fermentation box using a thermostat meant for tropical fish aquariums and an insulated box. But don't put the starter in a very warm location. Recipe by mipon