Mary, what flour were you using? If you used bread flour, which is higher-protein than all-purpose, I can see why that starter wouldn't go together. The other possibility is you were perhaps a bit heavy handed measuring the flour. If you didn't measure by weight - did you measure by fluffing the flour up, and sprinkling it into the measuring cup, then leveling off? Check out our measuring flour tip for more information on that. Hope it works better for you next time - PJH

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