{"id":1773,"date":"2012-09-15T14:35:51","date_gmt":"2012-09-15T14:35:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/?p=1773"},"modified":"2025-12-31T12:32:01","modified_gmt":"2025-12-31T19:32:01","slug":"sour-dough-starter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/sour-dough-starter\/","title":{"rendered":"Sourdough – COLLECTION INDEX"},"content":{"rendered":"

Care and Feeding of your Sourdough (Printable Summary<\/a>)<\/span><\/p>\n\n

Thinking about venturing into the world of Sourdough?  Read Grandpa’s Sourdough BEGINNERS OVERVIEW<\/strong><\/a> as one of your first steps.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s started to get too confusing with so many recipes and notes on my web page, so this is the ONLY page that will link to the other pages.<\/p>\n

More accurately called Sourdough, the entire process has taken on a nearly cult following. Click here to read what Wiki has to say about Sourdough<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Much of this page is based on (or was taken from) CarlsFriends.NET<\/a> which offers Carl Griffith’s 1847 Oregon Trail Sourdough Starter. This page is not intended to take away from Carl’s Friends, but rather be a continuing legacy of Carl T Griffith<\/a>. (Reciprocal information here<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

BACKGROUND INFORMATION<\/h1>\n

About Carl T. Griffith<\/strong><\/a> :: Carl is an actual descendent of those who came west on the Oregon Trail. He has inspired hundreds, if not thousands, of bakers to explore sourdough bread. He got me started!!!!<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Carls Brochure<\/strong><\/a> :: This gives a bit of background information about this starter that has been alive since 1811.<\/span> (Backup page<\/a>) :: (Grandpa’s note: check recipes from above link)<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

About Carl and the 1847 Oregon Trail Starter<\/strong><\/a> :: A legacy that spans over 170 years<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Musings from Carl<\/strong><\/a> :: The inspiration behind Carl’s Friends<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

BEGINNERS<\/h1>\n

Print out this page<\/strong><\/a> :: This is a VERY brief overview that will be handy to have on hand until you are familiar with the sourdough process.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Obtaining Dried Starter<\/h2>\n

Getting Starter from Carl T Griffith<\/strong><\/a> :: SASE required<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Getting Starter from Grandpa<\/strong><\/a> :: SASE OR<\/strong><\/span> $1 required<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Making Your own Starter from Scratch<\/h2>\n

Basic Sourdough Starter<\/strong><\/a> :: This is a very basic recipe to make your own sourdough starter<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Susan’s Easy Sourdough Starter<\/strong><\/a> :: by Susan Payne<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Honey Sourdough Starter<\/strong><\/a> :: A recipe from one of our church ladies<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Rita’s Sourdough Starter<\/strong><\/a> :: From Rita Davenport<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Son of Norway Sourdough Starter<\/strong><\/a> :: From Fedrelaudet Lodge 23<\/a> – Petersburg, Alaska<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Maintaining your starter<\/h2>\n

How to Revive your Sourdough Starter<\/strong><\/a> :: Unless you are given a live sponge, you will need to bring it back to life. Click here to get a live sponge.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Regular Care and Feeding of your Starter<\/strong><\/a> :: Feed your starter at least every 7-10 days<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OK… My Starter is alive – Now what?<\/strong><\/a> :: You must feed your starter weekly or it will die<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

OK… My Starter is alive – Now what?<\/strong><\/a> :: Here is a brief printable sheet that all beginner and intermediate sourdough bakers should have handy.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

INTERMEDIATE BAKERS
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Making your own dried starter<\/strong><\/a> :: Grandpa’s way and Carl’s way.  You ‘ve learned… now you want to share.
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ADVANCED BAKERS<\/h1>\n

External Links<\/strong><\/a> :: There is soooooo much to learn about sourdough. Here are some links that will help you expand your knowledge.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

NOTHING BUT RECIPES<\/h1>\n

Grandpa’s Sourdough Bread<\/strong><\/a> :: This is the recipe that I make most of the time.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sour Dough Cinnamon Rolls<\/strong><\/a> :: By our of the Church Ladies at Phoenix First UCC.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sourdough Braided Wheat Rolls<\/strong><\/a> :: Unknown source<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Sourdough Parker House Rolls<\/strong><\/a> :: by Trysha Mapley – Mapley’s Morsels<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Irish Soudough Soda Bread<\/strong><\/a> :: Traditional soda bread with the tang of sourdough.<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Royal Caribbean Cruise – Sourdough Rolls<\/strong><\/a> :: provided through the courtesy of Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Four Sourdough Recipes<\/strong><\/a> :: Two Breads, Pizza Dough and Sweet Rolls<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

Basic Bread<\/strong><\/a> :: Basic recipe from a TV show<\/span><\/p><\/blockquote>\n

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Care and Feeding of your Sourdough (Printable Summary) Thinking about venturing into the world of Sourdough?  Read Grandpa’s Sourdough BEGINNERS OVERVIEW as one of your first steps. It\u2019s started to get too confusing with so many recipes and notes on my web page, so this is the ONLY page that will link to the other … Continue reading “Sourdough – COLLECTION INDEX”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[145,196,217,185],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1773","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-bread-starch","category-collection-index","category-sour-dough","category-third-party-material"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1773"}],"version-history":[{"count":113,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":20996,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1773\/revisions\/20996"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1773"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1773"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.grandpacooks.com\/recipes\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1773"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}