Activating Your Sinless Sourdough Starter

WELCOME TO SINLESS SOURDOUGH™

Thank you for purchasing your Sinless Sourdough Dehydrated Starter! I’m thrilled to be part of your low-carb baking journey. This guide contains everything you need to activate your starter and begin creating healthier bread alternatives.

BEFORE YOU BEGIN: GUIDE TO SINLESS SOURDOUGH™ DEHYDRATED STARTER

Understanding Your Low Carb Starter:

• Different Behaviour: Your Sinless Sourdough starter behaves differently from traditional wheat-based starters. It maintains a thicker consistency and develops both large and small gas bubbles during fermentation. The coconut flour makes it appear grainy after about 12 hours—simply add water during feeding to restore a pancake batter consistency.
• Growth Pattern: After several feedings, your starter will become more robust and may begin to grow more quickly.
• Aroma: When healthy, your starter will develop a fresh, tangy scent.

Ingredient Guidelines:

• Consistency Is Key: Maintain the same two low carb ingredients throughout your starter’s life. For example, if you begin with coconut and almond flours, don’t switch to flax meal and lupin flour later.
• Recipe Compatibility: For best results, use your starter in recipes that contain the same low carb ingredients. A coconut/almond flour starter works optimally in bread recipes that also use coconut and almond flours.

Options & Opportunities:

• This Starter Recipe: This is just one possible low carb combination for activating your dehydrated starter. Use it to create delicious low carb, high-protein sourdough discard recipes including biscuits, bagels, scones, mini shortcakes and more.
• Consider Your Baking Goals: Think about what you want to bake before selecting your starter activation recipe.
• Advanced Baking: For artisan breads (boules, batards), French baguettes, Montreal-style bagels, street pretzels, and bread machine loaves with impressive oven spring, you’ll need membership access to unlock additional low carb starter combinations.

FREE membership upgrade available for all starter purchasers!

BRINGING YOUR SINLESS SOURDOUGH™ DEHYDRATED STARTER TO LIFE:

To help you get started, I’ve provided a recipe for the Sinless dehydrated starter combined with coconut flour and almond flour. This blend delivers fantastic results and is perfect for low-carb sourdough discard recipes. There are several other low-carb ingredient combinations that will bring your Sinless Sourdough™ dehydrated starter to life, and all of these are available through the membership. For more advanced baked goods like artisan breads (boules and batards), French baguettes, Montreal-style bagels, street pretzels, and sandwich loaves, you’ll need to upgrade to a membership. These recipes require video training, which is available exclusively through the membership.

Feeding Ingredients for Starter

• 1 tbsp Coconut Flour
• 1 tbsp Almond Flour
• Spring Water (enough to create pancake-batter consistency)

Equipment Needed

• 1 (6-ounce) 500mL mason jar with lid
• 1 chopstick (for mixing)

Step-by-Step Instructions

1. Combine your Sinless Sourdough™ starter packet with your chosen flours in a glass jar.
2. Add spring water, 1 tbsp at a time, mixing with the chopstick until the mixture reaches a pancake-batter consistency.
3. Cover loosely and place in a warm, draft-free spot in your kitchen.
4. Feed your starter every 12 hours with:
   • 1 tbsp coconut flour
   • 1 tbsp almond flour
   • 4 to 8 tbsp spring water (as needed)
5. Continue feeding the starter for 5-6 days until it reaches the top of the jar, forms large air pockets, and has a fresh, tangy aroma.

TROUBLESHOOTING TIPS:

Your almond and coconut flour starter will rise to the top of the jar, but it behaves differently from traditional wheat starters. The texture will alternate between two states:

• Grainy texture: This indicates it’s time for a feeding
• Smooth, pancake-batter consistency: This is normal after being freshly fed

Your starter is ready to use when it:

• Reaches the top of the jar
• Shows large air pockets (signs of healthy fermentation)
• Has a fresh, tangy aroma

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Your Free Membership Includes:

• Exclusive Video Training & Recipes: Learn how to bake Boules, Batards, French Baguettes, Montreal-style Bagels, Street Pretzels, Bread Machine Loaves, and so much more!
• Live Zoom Cooking Classes with Shari MAC: Join interactive sessions where I walk you through important baking techniques.
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How to Upgrade (For FREE!):

1. Visit sinlesssourdough.com™
2. Click “Starter + Membership”
3. Proceed to the purchase page
4. Enter code: SINLESS10
5. Complete the checkout process—your charge will be ZERO!

Watch for my next email with your first beginner-friendly recipe!

Warmly,

Shari MAC
Founder, Sinless Sourdough™