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I wasn’t sure this would work… but it did!!! 🎉 Before moving from Florida to Oregon, I dried my sourdough starter because I knew I wouldn’t be baking for a few weeks. Here’s exactly how I brought it back to life: • Rehydrate 10g dried starter with 20g filtered water. Let it soften for 30–60 minutes. • Stir well, then add 20g unbleached all-purpose flour. • Every 24 hours for the next 5 days, keep 10g starter and feed it 25g unbleached all-purpose flour + 25g filtered water (room temperature to slightly warm). • On Day 7, I increased the feeding to a 1:1:1 ratio — 50g starter, 50g water, 50g flour. Within a few hours, it had risen all the way to the top of the jar and was finally ready to bake with again! The only thing I didn’t show is that here in Oregon it is much cooler than Florida, so I kept my starter in a warm spot while it was waking back up. Next up… the first loaf! 🥖 🤗 #SourdoughStarter #SourdoughBaking #Sourdough #Homemaker #baking

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I dehydrated my sourdough starter before our cross-country move, and this is the very first loaf I made after bringing it back to life. 🥖 The best part? I didn’t have my Dutch oven, banneton, bread lame, or most of my sourdough tools…just a few simple kitchen items I found in the rental, and it still turned out beautifully. If you’d like to try my Simple Everyday Sourdough Bread Recipe, it’s FREE on my website! 🌾 Visit Empty Nest Revival .com and search “Simple Everyday Sourdough Bread Recipe.” Or 📸 screenshot at the end of the reel. #sourdough #sourdoughbread #homemadebread #breadbaking #fromscratch

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And somehow… WE ended up apologizing, and she got a treat. 😂 Update: She accepted our apology… and we’re already heading back to the lake. 🐾 Watching her pout over leaving the lake is something I wasn’t sure we’d get to see again just a few weeks ago. After everything she’s been through with her cancer diagnosis, seeing her happy, stubborn, and full of personality feels like such a gift.🥹 Chinese herbal supplements for the WIN! 🙏🏻 Almost 4 weeks later… and she’s doing amazing. ❤️ (Clearly with plenty of attitude. 😂) #dogs #dogsofinstgram #chocolatelab #dogsoftiktoks