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Sourdough Starter
Sourdough Starter
Sourdough Starter

Sourdough Starter

321 Reviews
This freeze-dried sourdough starter has been lovingly maintained for over 100 years, originating in Italy before making its way to Sunrise Flour Mill. Just add water and flour to activate, and within days you’ll have a bubbly starter ready to bake breads full of the tang, texture, and depth that define real sourdough.
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Easy to Digest, Loved by Thousands

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Nutrient-Rich, Perfect for Everything

Rich, Time-Tested Heritage Wheat

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Unmatched Freshly Milled Taste

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100% Organic

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Non-Gmo

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exclusively heritage

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Grown without Glyphosate

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Unmatched Taste

Rich, deep flavor that enhances every bite

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Easier to Digest

Heritage wheat that’s gentle on the gut

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Nutrient-Rich

Packed with essential vitamins and minerals

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L
01/26/2025
Linda SVG verified by SHOP
United States United States

Delicious, clean flour with no glyphosate in it! Love this company!

B
01/09/2025
Belinda SVG verified by SHOP
United States United States

Worked great just follow the directions clear and easy directions. I’ve already made two more orders.

CL
01/05/2025
Chia-Chen L.
United States United States

Very easy to use

I follow the inston the package and my starter was ready to use in 6 days. I've use it for pancakes and bread and both came out very well.

DC
12/25/2024
Drew C.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Doughlene is amazing

I was nervous because I ordered around Christmas and the shipping took longer than expected but she lives!! I woke up on Christmas morning day 5 to her doubling in size! Best Christmas gift! I’ve been trying to make a from scratch starter and it’s no where close to this! Soo good!

DL
12/24/2024
Daniel L.
United States United States

Great for starters

I’m new at making sour dough and this was very easy to follow!

LG
12/16/2024
L G.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Mellow goodness

Very easy to activate. the instructions in the new booklet are. clear and easy to follow. Achieved hardy bubbles within a few days.

WS
11/13/2024
William S.
United States United States

Great Starter

Made my first sourdough bread this week with this starter. The starter was very easy to make and use. Going to feed it again this morning to make more bread.

HS
11/12/2024
Holly S.
United States United States

exciting project!!

it was a lot of fun experimenting with the sourdough started, I had never made my own started before and it was fun to work on it for a few minutes a day and watch its progress... I could not bake the bread on "bake day" so I added to the starter and put it in the refrigerator, set it out the next day & followed all the instructions for letting the starter sit overnight & baking the next day, I was so trilled my bread rose so nicely, was nervous I messed the starter up by putting in in the refrigerator instead of baking it on day #5... the bread turned out delicious and the butter & olive oil tip was excellent, the taste was still pretty mild, but I expected that, especially since I had to postpone bake day...looking forward to experimenting with other types of flour & mix-ins... Great product and highly recommend!

JB
10/25/2024
Jane B.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Best starter I've used

The flavor, superb quality and taste of this sourdough is the best I've ever used. Coupled with the heritage flours, my highly gluten sensitive, immunocompromised body loves being able to make, smell and eat and enjoy breads and the nutritional value they bring again without issue to my body. The vitamins and nutrients I could literally feel returning to my undernourished body when I couldn't eat bread or anything with cheap flours because of the issues they caused me with digestion. I love that I finally can enjoy breads again without digestive issues. Highly recommend the sourdough starter and the heritage flours.

BP
10/06/2024
Beverly P.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Novice

So far, I have been very pleased. Gonna take some practice.

WF
09/02/2024
Wendy F.
United States United States
I recommend this product

awesome starter!

I’ve struggled getting my own starter to get going so I researched and took a chance on sunrise. Sunny D (my starter name lol) did exactly what I expected, and I’ve had an extremely successful bake. She’s in the fridge now waiting till next week!! Thank you so much and I bought extra to share with my friends!!!!

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JP
07/29/2024
Joshua P.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Wonderful !

Wonderful starter in every way! Awesome , rise and oven spring!!

JC
04/27/2024
John C.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Sourdough Starter

This stuff is the REAL DEAL.

P
04/16/2024
Patricia SVG verified by SHOP
United States United States

Just got it. We shall see�

TV
04/16/2024
Trish V.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Really easy and tasty

Great! Made a great starter in about a week. I've only baked once with it so far, but the bread was tasty. I need to spend more time to get it just right but was very happy with how well it did on the first try!.

GF
04/15/2024
Gary F.
United States United States
I recommend this product

A rise

An excellent starter . I had one for several years and got thrown out accidentally. It was like losing a friend . Got this one and 5 days later I’m ready to bake .

SR
04/10/2024
Steven R.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Buttermilk Pancakes w/discard

Made great sourdough starter. These pancakes were fluffy good

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LR
04/06/2024
Laura R.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Very active

I’ve used this starter several times. It is very active, makes a great tasting loaf. The starter arrived very quickly after ordered.

CF
03/26/2024
Carol F.
United States United States
I recommend this product

Sourdough Starter

This is the second sourdough starter that I have worked with and the Sunrise Flour Mill starter is going great! Starting much better than the other brand I used. I am excited to begin making bread with it very soon.

SC
03/12/2024
Susan C.
United States United States

Yummy bread starts with the best flour

Easy to use and worked great!