I've been making gluten sourdough for many years (taught by Yoke Mardewi in Perth around 2010) and have been experimenting with gluten free to bake for a friend who is coeliac. My husband and I have found that the gluten free bread is kinder to our tummies and so most of the bread I now bake is gluten free. While initially daunting, I have found with the right ingredients (thanks to Sourdough Mate) and brilliant recipes and videos (also Sourdough Mate), my process is simple and my outcomes excellent - visually and definitely in the taste department.
It’s great and it actually works
Easy to use & directions clear. In the middle of a freezing cold winter, I nurtured my mixture by the fire & it returned the most beautiful moist, soft tasty loaf. Five stars for product & friendly prompt service.
Excellent starter. My coeliac kids love that I can now make GF sourdough
These flakes are so easy to revive and work 24 hrs after a feed to baking.
I am extremely satisfied with the gluten-free starter flakes. My daughter Mareike’s family in Melbourne has to follow a gluten-free diet. I bake a lot myself and have taught my daughter how to bake with sourdough. I’m from Germany and brought the sourdoughmate starter flakes—which had already been activated in Melbourne—back in a jar in my suitcase on my return trip to Hamburg. The suitcases were lost on the return trip and didn’t arrive until 12 days later. The sourdough starter had dried out. I reactivated it, and to my great delight, it’s working just as well as before. My first gluten-free sourdough bread turned out very well. I highly recommend the starter flakes. The finished bread has a wonderful texture and crumb and tastes excellent. Sourdoughmate has developed a great product. Thank you very much.
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I have so enjoyed making and then eating the delicious GF loaves from the GF Gift Pack given to to me by my daughter and son-in-law at Christmas. So much yummier than supermarket bread.
brilliant product, thank you
I followed the instructions but ended up with a lump. Not even like the pictures show. I added a tiny bit more water and it went to mush. Trying to get it back to what it should have looked like in the first place but not having much luck. Will keep trying :) Great product though. Found the two packets had different amounts in them so that could have been a factor too.
These flakes are outstanding and so easy to reactivate! Fed them as directed and baking my first GF sourdough loaf within a couple of days. It turned out great and the starter is nice and active. I was putting off the process of making GF sourdough due to the time and effort in making starter from scratch, but using the Sourdough Mate GF starter flakes made the whole process incredibly easy and foolproof. Delighted with the end results and the support offered online with recipes and advice. Would highly recommend this product!
Purchased GF flour and starter flakes easy to use instructions and activated starter soon after to bake fabulous GF bread. My daughter diagnosed with Coeliac Disease some 30 years ago says its the best bread she has ever tasted.
The instructions have been very straight forward and within a couple of days of reviving the starter I made my first gluten free loaf. It was amazing!
I found this starter so good I bought another for a friend. It's been so easy and successful. Honestly, I have only positive things to say, great starter, great full kit and amazing gluten free flour blend
Great product thx!
I purchased this as a gift for my sister in law who is coeliac. It is working well and she loves it.
I got the gf start and it has grown wonderfully and made the perfect gf sourdough loaf!
Easy to use and tasty result
I love this product, although haven’t yet been successful at the starter but will keep at it. I think it would be easier and more accessible if the little printed card had printed instructions instead of having to go to a website and/or video.
Hi A H,
We'd love to help you succeed with your flakes. Could you please email hello@sourdoughmate.com.au with some photos of where you are at and details of the flour brand you are using to feed the starter and the team will get back to ASAP.
I was very impressed with how quickly my order was filled and posted. Very happy with my starter and the support provided in the Facebook group! I would definitely recommend Sourdough Mate.
Beautiful sourdough starter, awakened first time with no troubles at all, instructions were clear and easy to follow and my starter has been chugging along happily since (4 weeks now) and helping me make perfect many gluten free sourdough loaves.
Ecstatic to have found this product.
So much tastier than anything store bought. Thank You!
The GF starter flakes are a game changer for me as I can enjoy sourdough bread once again since discovering I’m coeliac. So happy!
Lots of information on the site to make it easy for beginners. It also tastes great ina loaf!
Flakes made the perfect starter that I call Cindy the starter.
haven't set up the process yet but will plan out for the starter and the loaf pretty soon
Got my supplies promptly - I have made my own starter years ago, but wasnt familiar with gluten free. Flakes bubbled up - and I am now on my third week of making.
Decided to start making GF sourdough and saw that sourdough mate sold the gf starter flakes, so glad that I gave them a go. I am now baking 1-2 loaves of gf sourdough a week. If you are a coeliac or have gluten intolerance give these guys a go, you won’t turn back.
I have had a few attempts in making my own starter, but either the flour wasn’t right or I simply forgot to feed it. Gluten-Free Sourdough starter flakes were a game changer. Although I used a GF wholemeal flour in the starter, the bread turned out amazing. Thank you for such an amazing product.
Sourdough Mate provided great service and fast delivery on the product.
Active after 2 days. Smelled great. Worked as expected. Easy to manage. Great starter