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Whole Wheat Levain

Prep time
21–29 hours PT29H
Cook time
N/A PT0
Yield
10 ounces
Difficulty
2 out of 5 on the difficulty scale

Want to make whole wheat sourdough from scratch? Start with a standard starter (or yeast culture), then feed and ferment it with this recipe and bake it into a masterpiece with our Whole Wheat Honey Walnut Levain recipe!

Ingredients

  • 2 ounces ripe yeast culture, at room temperature
  • 4 ounces warm water
  • 4 ounces whole wheat flour

Preparation

Place ripe yeast culture in a mixing bowl, then add water and flour. Stir until well combined.

Loosely cover and allow the dough to ferment at room temperature for 5 hours, until it doubles in size.

Stir for 10 seconds, then cover and cold-ferment in the refrigerator for 16–24 hours.