starter
- noun
- /ˈstɑːrtər/
- Specialized
- You can't buy a sourdough starter from the store.
You can't buy a sourdough starter from the store.
- You can't buy a sourdough starter from the store.
- My sourdough starter just got his learner's permit.
- So that that starter is what we use every single time.
Examples
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To make delicious bread, you need a good starter that combines yeast and bacteria.
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After the yeast starter was warm and bubbly, I swirled in sugar, eggs, vanilla, and the flour mixture.
Fiction book (1993) -
I took great care in the selection of my starter culture.
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A bowl, a measuring cup, flour, water, a starter and a scale.
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If you add your starter culture, why would the listeria be a problem?
Blog text (13) -
That's not the most typical form of starter culture.
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I made a yeast starter and phoned Marla.
Fiction book (1993) -
I carefully mixed flour, water, and my homemade starter to begin the fermentation process.
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Using a strong starter is essential for achieving the perfect rise in your sourdough bread.
Compounds
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Morphology
Etymology
The word starter comes from the verb start ('to begin') plus -er ('thing that does an action'). So a sourdough starter is the culture that begins fermentation and helps the bread rise.