I need to make some sourdough bread tonight....?

Question

Where can I buy sourdough starter? Do they sell it at the grocery store?

Answer 1

I've never seen one at a grocery store, but I used to work at a bakery and we had a huge bucket of sourdough starter. I bet if you go to a regular bakery- one that mixes their dough in house since many get their product frozen and ready to bake- they might sell you a little bit of their starter- I know the owners of the bakery I worked at would have. Say- you don't live in Kalispell Montana do you, go to Gresko's and ask Steve for some starter!

Answer 2

I've never seen it for sale, unless you can sweet-talk a traditional baker at a traditional bakery into giving you some (bring your own glass jar).

You may do better to make a sour bread dough (tastes like sourdough, but the flavor comes from ingredients, not the starter) on such short notice.

Answer 3

Sourdough Starters are indeed available in Supermarkets in the larger cities. They are usually found right near the bread flour in the baking section.

Adolph