Sourdough Bread
Instructions
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Combine all of the ingredients, kneading to form a smooth dough (we use KitchenAid stand mixer with dough hook)
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Allow the dough to rise in a lightly greased, covered bowl, until it's doubled in size, about 90 mins
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Gently divide the dough in half, it'll deflate somewhat
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Gently shape the dough into two oval loaves; or, for longer loaves, two 10' to 11' logs. Place the loaves on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover and let rise until very puffy, about 1 hour. Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 425ºF
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Spray the loaves with lukewarm water and dust generously with flour
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Make two fairly deep diagonal slashes in each; a serrated bread knife, wielded firmly, works well here
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Bake the bread for 25-30 mins, until it's a very deep golden brown. Remove it from the oven, and cool on a rack
We’ve gone through many iterations of Sourdough and saved our favourite recipes and resources below.
Rustic Sourdough Bread
This one turns into more of a “farmers loaf” similar to what you’d find in a local grocery store bakery, less of the traditional sourdough composition, but much simpler to bake.
Metrics
- Prep: 12 mins
- Bake: 25-30 mins
- Total: 3hr 7mins
- Yield: Two 10” loaves, 32 servings
Original Source
Original file: output/post/2020-11-23-sourdough-bread.md
---
title: "Sourdough Bread"
date: "2020-11-23"
categories:
- "recipe"
tags:
- "bread"
---
We've gone through many iterations of Sourdough and saved our favourite recipes and resources below.
## Rustic Sourdough Bread
This one turns into more of a "farmers loaf" similar to what you'd find in a local grocery store bakery, less of the traditional sourdough composition, but much simpler to bake.
### Metrics
- Prep: 12 mins
- Bake: 25-30 mins
- Total: 3hr 7mins
- Yield: Two 10" loaves, 32 servings
### Ingredients
- 1 cup (227g) ripe (fed) sourdough starter
- 1 ½ cups (340g) lukewarm water
- 1-2 tsp instant yeast
- When using sourdough discard (instead of fed) use 1.5x additional instant yeast
- 2 ½ tsp salt
- 5 cups (602g) all purpose flour
### Instructions
- Combine all of the ingredients, kneading to form a smooth dough (we use KitchenAid stand mixer with dough hook)
- Allow the dough to rise in a lightly greased, covered bowl, until it's doubled in size, about 90 mins
- Gently divide the dough in half, it'll deflate somewhat
- Gently shape the dough into two oval loaves; or, for longer loaves, two 10" to 11" logs. Place the loaves on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet. Cover and let rise until very puffy, about 1 hour. Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 425ºF
- Spray the loaves with lukewarm water and dust generously with flour
- Make two fairly deep diagonal slashes in each; a serrated bread knife, wielded firmly, works well here
- Bake the bread for 25-30 mins, until it's a very deep golden brown. Remove it from the oven, and cool on a rack
## Resources
- [Soughdour Bread Calculator](http://www.heavenlysourdough.com/sourdough/breadcalc/) (adjusts your recipe so you can always use up all your starter if you have extra)
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