These dried flakes are your most important ingredient. They carry the wild yeast and beneficial bacteria that give real sourdough its rise and that distinct tang you won't get from a packet of commercial yeast. Making a starter from scratch usually means a week or two of feeding flour twice a day and hoping it takes. Ours skips all that. The culture is already mature and stable, so you just rehydrate the flakes, give it a couple of feeds, and you'll have a strong, active starter ready for your first loaf in as little as 2 days. One packet is all you need. A starter is alive, so once it's going you can keep it for years by feeding it. What you'll want alongside it: this is the flakes packet only. If you're starting from scratch, the Complete Sourdough Starter Kit is the easiest way in, with the starter plus flour, a jar, and all the tools to bake your first loaf. Already have the gear and just need somewhere to keep your starter? Add a Starter Jar, or grab the Jar + Flakes bundle and save. Starter flakes weight: approx 11g Happiness Guarantee Our #1 priority at You Knead Sourdough is your happiness. As a small business, we 100% stand by our product. If you have a problem, we will solve it! Send you out a new starter, troubleshoot with you over the phone, send you extra resources, refund it - whatever it takes! Just send us a message and we will do anything we can to help. Shipping Shipping is calculated automatically at checkout based on your delivery postcode and the items in your cart. To view shipping costs for your country, visit our shipping policy here. Please double-check your shipping address before placing your order. Once shipped, we cannot accept responsibility for incorrect address details. Returned parcels can be refunded or re-posted. Need help? We are here to help! We are very active on Facebook, Instagram, email and our store chat - if you have any questions, issues getting your starter active or baking your sourdough get in touch and we'll help out any way we can. We also have a very active group on Facebook where people ask questions and post their sourdough creations to share with others. Come and join! We also have comprehensive guides and FAQ's right here on our website, so if you have a question you can be sure that it has been answered.
