Gluten Free Sourdough Starter

     Gluten Free breads can sometimes be lacking in personality.   Stiff.  Styrofoam.  Brittle.  Dry.   Most of them are light years away from the breads I used to make.  In my search for improvement in texture and flavor I decided to try a gluten free sourdough starter in some of my bread items.  So far I have baked breads, muffins and waffles with great success and much improvements in their "personality" department.
     So I thought I would share the way I got my starter going. 

Gluten Free Starter, fed and bubbling happily

   Sourdough Starter
1/2 teaspoon Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar (unpasteurized & unfiltered)
1/2 teaspoon Molasses
1/2 teaspoon Active Dry Yeast
1 cup Filtered Water
3/4 cup Mom's Favorite Gluten Free Flour Blend
Mix all the ingredients in a glass container, being sure to combine well.  Place in a cupboard, uncovered.  Stir and feed every 12 hours. 

Feeding Starter (every 12 hrs)
1/2 cup Gluten Free Flour Blend
Filtered Water
Stir in GF Flour and just enough water to make a thin pancake batter consistency.

TIPS
1. Don't use regular tap water!  The chlorine will hinder the active dry yeast and the enzymes that are in the Braggs Apple Cider Vinegar.
2. Try to strictly adhere to the 12 hr schedule.  If you cannot, refrigerate your starter.
3.  If you keep your starter in a mason jar like me......don't over fill it thinking that you will "get back to it" before it bubbles over!!!  Pahaha!!!!

OPPS!!!!!! 

4. If you make the mistake in #3......well, just hope you at least remembered to put a plate under the jar :).
5. Use your starter in your recipes when its fed and active.

  Have fun with this starter!  Its easy to make and easy to maintain.  I just substitute part of the liquid in a recipe for the starter.  I have found that it makes a HUGE difference in the flexibility of sliced breads.  It has adds texture and flavor to the recipes I have tried it in. 


A much needed blessing in my GLUTEN FREE world.  Happy experimenting and Happy Baking!!!

A link for Mom's Favorite Gluten Free Flour Blend.......
http://livingthiswayblog.blogspot.com/