Basic Sourdough Bread

Recipe Description:

This is my basic sourdough bread recipe. I use this for our loaf bread and add a few simple ingredients to change it up a bit.

Prep Time: 15 Minutes

Cook Time: 45 Minutes

Servings: 1 loaf

Difficulty: Easy

Recipe Ingredients:

2 C Sourdough Starter

1 C Water (try not to use city water, as it if full of chemicals that kill microbes, which is what makes your sourdough work)

1 T unrefined Sea Salt

3-4 C Whole Wheat Flour

1 t. Baking Soda

Recipe Instructions:

Mix the water, starter and salt.

Add 2 cups of the flour and mix well.

Start adding flour 1/2 cup at a time until you have a stiff but still moist dough. You will know the dough is ready when you can touch it and it doesn't stick to your fingers. If it still stick to your fingers add a little more flour. The dough should still look slightly moist and not dry.

Cover and let sit 8-12 hours. I normally make mine after supper and let it sit until after breakfast and then proceed.

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees

Mix in the baking soda. Make sure the soda is mixed in well if it is not you will have parts of the bread that will have too much soda in some parts you will have bread that tastes like soda and other parts that don't rise very well.

NOTE: You do not need to add the baking soda if you like your bread more sour, if you don't add it I recommend placing the dough right into a well greased loaf pan and letting it do only a single rise. If you try and do a second rise the time it will take may make it too sour.

Place the bread into a loaf pan, cover and let rise until it is rises 1 1/2 to 2 times it's original size.

When it has risen place in the oven and bake for about 45 minutes. The best way to tell if it is done or not is to take it's temperature. For me at about 5,000 feet above sea level it done when the middle reaches about 185 degrees. If you are closer to sea level you will want to wait until it is about 195- 200 degrees.

When it is done let cool in pan for 10 minutes and then remove to a cooling rack and let cool then bag up slice and eat.

Author: helay8403

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