Sourdough

SOURDOUGH NOUN [ U ]

a mixture of flour and water that is left to ferment (= change in a chemical process) and then used to make bread

EQUIPMENT Clean glass jar Small spatula Dutch or bread oven Large mixing bowl Banneton basket (Optional)

Bread lame (Optional)

Let’s Get STARTED Materials Clean glass jar Small spatula (not metal) Room temp filtered water Unbleached bread flour

DON’T FORGET TO NAME YOUR STARTER!

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Instructions

First Feed 1. Add 1 cup of bread flour to clean jar 2. Add 1/2 cup of filtered room temp water to jar 3. Mix with small spatula or wooden spoon *Add additional quarter cup of water if starter looks too shaggy Second Feed and on 1. Discard half of the starter in jar 2. Repeat feeding instructions

LOAF

INGREDIENTS

Instructions

1

In large bowl, mix together starter and water until it looks very milky

active starter

1/2 cup

2 Add flour and salt to mixing bowl

unbleached bread flour

4 cups

room temp water

1 1/2 cups

everything together with either a wooden spoon or 3 Mix hands until dough is shaggy

salt

2 teaspoons

4

Cover with damp tea towel and let rest for 1 hour

5 Stretch and folds every 30 minutes for 3-4 rounds 6 After final stretch and fold, cover with damp tea towel and let rest for 4 - 12 hours

dough and flour the top before transferring to bowl 7 Shape or banneton (proofing basket) rest on counter for 1 - 2 hours before placing in fridge 8 Let overnight Preheat oven with dutch oven inside to 450 9 Morning! degrees

10 Flip dough over onto a floured surface and score dough on parchment inside dutch oven and bake for 11 Place 40 - 50 mins

12 Let baked loaf rest for at least 1 hour before cutting

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