In a time when everything is uncertain, there is one thing that I know. I know that anyone can combine a few simple ingredients together to make delicious homemade sourdough bread. The aroma will bring your family and friends running for a slice of your love.
By combining active sourdough starter, some bread flour, water, and a bit of salt, in a few hours with a few deft pulls and turns, you will have a dough which will grow round and bubbly. You can then put that dough to bed in the fridge, and later bake it into a gorgeous, nutritious, and delicious loaf of bread the next morning.
Simple Homemade Sourdough Bread
Ingredients
- 50g Active sourdough starter
- 350g Water
- 500g Bread Flour
- 9g or to taste Sea Salt
Instructions
TO MIX THE DOUGH
- Measure 50g of active starter into a bowl.
- Add 350g water to it and mix well.
- Add 500g bread flour and 9g of good sea salt to the bowl.
- Mix roughly until all the flour is absorbed, adding a few drops of water on the dry spots until it is evenly moistened. It will look a bit shaggy.
- Cover, and let it rest an hour.
- Right in the bowl, give it a series of pulls and turns (bringing the bottom edges to the top all around the bowl) to develop the structure of the bread.
- Repeat hourly (or whenever you happen by your kitchen) about four times or so.
- Let rise overnight.
- Do a final series of pulls and turns and pop it into a rice flour lined banneton or linen tea towel lined bowl.
- Refrigerate at least five hours or overnight before baking.
TO BAKE
- Cover with a piece of parchment paper and invert it into a cold Dutch oven or roasting pan.
- Slash with a razor, cover, and bake at 450 degrees Fahrenheit about 40 minutes, then uncover and let it finish baking and browning (about 20 more minutes).
- Let cool completely before slicing…if you can wait that long!
Trina Stewart is the Editor and Publisher of Living Local Magazine. Originally from Cambridge, Ontario, Trina loves exploring the area and embracing the activities, events, and local businesses.
