Best Easy Sourdough Bread Recipes

EASY SOURDOUGH BREAD

Steps:

• To make your starter, place all the ingredients in a bowl and add 250ml cold water. Mix together thoroughly with a spoon until you have a spongy mixture, then cover with cling film and leave at room temperature at least overnight, but up to 24 hrs if you have time.
• To make the bread dough, tip the ingredients into a clean bowl and add 1 tbsp fine salt, 200ml cold water and your starter. Bring all the ingredients together to a dough, adding a splash more water if too stiff, then tip out onto a lightly floured surface and knead for at least 10 mins until smooth, elastic and springy (this will take 5-7 mins in a mixer with a dough hook). Place the dough in a clean, lightly oiled bowl, cover with cling film and leave until doubled in size - about 1 hr at room temperature, 3 hrs in the fridge (see tips, below).
• Tip the dough onto a floured surface and gently shape into a round - you don't want to knock too much air out of the dough. Dust a piece of baking parchment heavily with flour and sit the dough on top. Cover with a tea towel and leave to prove for 1 hr until doubled in size.
• Heat oven to 220C/200C fan/gas 7. Place a sturdy flat baking tray on the middle shelf of the oven and a smaller tray with sides underneath. Dust the dough with flour and slash with a utility knife. Slide the bread onto the hot tray on top and throw a few ice cubes (or pour some cold water) onto the tray below - this creates a burst of steam, which helps the bread form a nice crust. Bake for 25-30 mins until the loaf sounds hollow when tapped on the bottom. Leave the bread to cool completely.

EASY WHEAT SOURDOUGH BREAD (ABM)

Steps:

• FOR THE SPONGE. (This will make the proofed sourdough starter.).
• 1 cup starter, 3/4 cup water & 2 cups flour.
• Mix the starter with the flour & water.
• Set aside and let sit 4-8 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
• Let proceed till it expands 3 times it's original size.
• FOR THE DOUGH.
• Add in all ingredients starting from 1 1/4 proofed starter into the bread machine.
• Let the bread machine mix, kneed and do the first rise.
• Remove at beep to lightly floured surface.
• Divide dough into 2 equal portions.
• Pat each dough portion out into a flat circle.
• Gently stretch and fold the left side over the middle, then the right over the middle.
• Like folding a letter.
• Shape, always keeping the folded side on the bottom.
• Spray pan with pam & then place shaped dough into pans.
• Spray the tops and cover with plastic wrap.
• Refrigerate over night.
• Take out in the morning and let them finish rising at room temperature.
• They should be light.
• Don't rush the rising or your bread will be dense.
• Bake at 350 until done, about 30 minutes.
• If your bread is browning too fast, tent with aluminum foil.
• The bread is done when internal temperature reaches 210.

EASY SOURDOUGH FRENCH BREAD

Steps:

• In large bowl, combine 1 1/2 cups flour and remaining dry ingredients.
• Add water, sour cream and vinegar and beat well.
• Stir in additional 2-2 1/2 cups flour until dough pulls away from sides of bowl.
• On floured surface, knead in 1/2-1 cup additional flour until dough is smooth and elastic, about 5 minutes.
• Place dough in greased bowl, turning to grease top.
• Cover and let rise for 25-35 minutes in a warm place.
• Grease large cookie sheet.
• Punch down dough and let it rest on counter, covered with an inverted bowl, for 15 minutes.
• Divide dough in half.
• Roll each half to a 14" x 8" rectangle.
• Starting with long side, roll up and pinch edges firmly to seal.
• Taper ends a little, to look like typical French bread.
• Place seam side down on prepared cookie sheet.
• Cover and let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 15 minutes.
• Meanwhile, heat oven to 375 degrees.
• Bake bread for 25 minutes.
• In a small bowl, beat egg white and water.
• Brush over partially baked bread.
• Return to oven and bake an additional 5-10 minutes until golden brown and loaves sound hollow when tapped.
• Immediately remove from cookie sheet and cool.

ARTISAN SOURDOUGH BREAD - AN EASY RECIPE FOR CRISPY BREAD - FOODGEEK

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