Bread for Life Starter, Refrigerated

Sourdough bread has been around for thousands of years—the ancients had it right all along! Sourdough has more nutrients and is easier to digest than bread made with baker’s yeast. Plus, it contains less gluten than other breads, and many with gluten sensitivities find they can still enjoy its distinctive delicious taste.

Our sourdough starter comes in a pint jar containing nothing but organic hard red wheat flour, water, and the living plant bacteria that make it so special. You can use it for bread, pizza crust—even waffles and pancakes! For more uses, watch the video below that we put together and see our Bread of Life recipes.

https://youtu.be/tydI87h42O0

Bread for Life starter is different from typical sourdough starters. It’s much sweeter and makes a fluffy, beautifully textured bread, much like sandwich bread. Unlike most starters, which contain anaerobic bacteria and can be left on the counter, our starter contains aerobic bacteria which need to be refrigerated. None of this starter needs to be dumped out, and the “float test” isn’t accurate either; it will sink.

• Organic
• Non-GMO
• Product of the USA
• Keep refrigerated
• Contains approx ½ cup of starter (jar not full to allow expansion)

Azure Market products are re-packaged by Azure for your convenience in a facility that meets Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA) standards, including an approved allergen control program.

****The starter we are selling right now was started in May 2025.. ****

For questions, email:  contactbreadforlife@gmail.com 

Customer Testimonials: 

"First of all, I’m a convert. My first loaf was gorgeous and I didn’t expect that at all. It was also delicious. I’ve been working with a failing starter for a few months now and have been miserably disappointed with both texture and flavor.  So...I did a side by side test loaf with both starters just to see the difference and was very impressed with the one from you. It far exceeded my expectations."

"It is so nice to be able to eat bread! One friend, who gets joint pain from gluten, is able to eat this bread without any pain."

"I greatly appreciate Azure's sourdough starter and sprouted spelt flour. Because of some health problems I eat a whole foods, plant based diet without gluten. One day while shopping at azure I read about preparing wheat breads the ancient way, with a starter. I tried making and eating it and I felt great! I shared it with other friends who normally can't tolerate wheat and they enjoyed it also. I am so happy to learn about an ancient way of preparing food that is better for my body."

"We have been enjoying making your sourdough bread immensely!! Quite a few of our family's various health troubles have improved since we eliminated yeast bread!"

" I've used lots of different natural leavening methods and yours is by far the least sour, hands down!"

" I’ve made so many yummy breads with the starter! I’m attempting English muffins tonight. I’ve been making our sandwich bread the past few weeks and yesterday, my husband told me that the bread was the most delicious bread he’s had. I just want to thank you for encouraging me and for such a great little starter! 

"I'm so excited to have found your Bread For Life starter!!!! It is sooooo much easier to maintain and to use than traditional sourdough.  You wouldn't believe all the time and effort I spent over the last month or so trying to make sourdough starter and sourdough bread the traditional way. It is a HUGE amount of work and after much trial and error the loaves of bread I baked weren't even that great.  Very dense and tough to cut and to chew. It totally WAS NOT worth it!  But your starter is so much easier to use, and results in such a wonderful end product, that I am amazed and very very grateful. And the fact that the grains are so thoroughly fermented is so much healthier.  One supremely appreciative and grateful customer!"

" I just wanted to tell you how much of a huge blessing this starter has been!!  It is growing great and has made absolutely delicious bread- I was expecting it to be like a wheat brick considering it is basically just flour and water in the recipe and could not believe how fantastic the bread is!!! Truly such a blessing to have found such a simple and healthy bread option that tastes amazing! "