It is not necessary to wait the canonical ten days before using one cup of starter: a cup of starter can be used as a yeast substitute at any point. However, using starter on earlier days will result in a smaller quantity of starter at the end of the cycle. To avoid running out of starter, it is normal to feed the starter (add milk, sugar, and flour) before removing a cup for use, and most recipes assume that starter is always fed immediately before being removed. A five-day baking cycle feeds the starter every fifth day and uses the resulting mixture on that day to bake one or two loaves of bread (one cup per loaf). The remaining starter is reserved to begin the next five-day fermentation cycle.
It is not necessary to wait the canonical ten days before using one cup of starter a cup of starter can be used as a yeast substitute at any point However using starter on earlier days will result in a smaller quantity of starter at the end of the cycle To avoid running out of starter it is normal to feed the starter (add milk sugar and flour) before removing a cup for use and most recipes assume that starter is always fed immediately before being removed A five-day baking cycle feeds the starter every fifth day and uses the resulting mixture on that day to bake one or two loaves of bread (one cup per loaf) The remaining starter is reserved to begin the next five-day fermentation cycle