Sourdough Bread Recipe

I used a few different recipes to make sourdough bread and figured out that combining multiple ones together worked best for me. So without further ado… here is my recipe:

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Sourdough Recipe

125 grams Sourdough Starter

368 grams Warm Water (110°)

500 grams Unbleached Flour

11 grams Salt

Mix the starter and warm water in a bowl until the starter is dissolved. Mix the salt and flour together than add to the starter/water mixture. Mix until it’s well combined, about 2 minutes. Cover with a damp towel or a plate and let it sit for 2 hours. Then grab the sides of the dough, pull up, and fold into the middle. Continue doing this for about 3 minutes. Cover again and let sit for 8 hours. Then dump out onto a clean counter. Stretch out until you have a large rectangle. Fold the sides over so you have a long rectangle. Then roll it up, tucking in the sides as you go. Once it’s rolled up then you have to push, tuck, and pull the dough to make a tight ball. I do this for about 1 minute or so. Then I put it into a well floured proofing basket and let it sit for 1-2 hours. Heat oven to 450° with your Dutch Oven inside to preheat. Cut a piece of parchment paper, and either flour or spray with a little cooking spray where the bottom of the dough will be. Once your dough has raised enough, turn it out onto the parchment paper and cut a design into it. Pull your Dutch oven out, and carefully place your dough and parchment paper into it. Cover and bake 25 minutes. Then take the lid off and cook for another 15 minutes. Remove the Dutch oven and let it cool. You can either take the bread out or leave it in the Dutch oven. I haven’t found that it over cooks. I’ve eaten the bread warm and cold, and either way it’s delicious!