Description
A simple recipe for homemade sourdough bread that yields a golden crust and chewy inside, perfect for pairing with your favorite soup.
Ingredients
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- 1 cup active sourdough starter
- 1½ cups warm water
- 4 cups bread flour
- 1½ teaspoons salt
Instructions
- Mix: Stir together sourdough starter, warm water, and bread flour in a big bowl. Add salt and mix using your hands.
- Rest: Cover with a towel and let it sit for 1 hour.
- Stretch: Stretch and fold the dough four times every 30 minutes, letting it rest in between.
- Rise: Cover and leave in a warm place for about 8 hours or overnight until doubled in size.
- Shape: Turn the dough onto a floured surface, shape into a round and place it in a floured bowl for another hour of rising.
- Bake: Preheat oven to 450°F, heat a Dutch oven, flip the dough onto parchment, and bake with the lid on for 25 minutes. Remove lid and bake for an additional 15 minutes.
- Cool: Let the bread cool for 45 minutes before slicing.
Notes
Be patient and remember that every dough is different. Enjoy with your favorite spreads or soups.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 120
- Sugar: 0g
- Sodium: 150mg
- Fat: 0g
- Saturated Fat: 0g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 25g
- Fiber: 1g
- Protein: 4g
- Cholesterol: 0mg