Sourdough Bread made from scratch


Recipe summary
Sourdough Bread made from scratch — Test starter by dropping a spoonful in water; if it floats, it's ready. — vegetarian
Ingredients
- 100g active sourdough starter
- 1.5 cups room temperature water
- 500g bread flour
- 0.5 tbsp salt
- 1 tsp water (for salt mixing)
- flour for dusting
Method
- 1
Test starter by dropping a spoonful in water; if it floats, it's ready.
- 2
Mix 100g starter with 1.5 cups water.
- 3
Add 500g bread flour and mix until shaggy.
- 4
Cover and rest for 30 minutes.
- 5
Add 0.5 tbsp salt and about 1 tsp water; fold into dough.
- 6
Cover and rest for 30 minutes.
- 7
Perform stretch and folds every 30 minutes twice.
- 8
Do coil folds and cover; let bulk rise until doubled, about 4 hours.
- 9
Lightly flour surface and fold dough sides over itself to shape.
- 10
Place dough in bowl, cover, reshape after 20 minutes.
- 11
Shape dough again, dust with flour, place in basket, cover.
- 12
Cold ferment in refrigerator for 12 hours.
- 13
Preheat oven to 450°F.
- 14
Sprinkle flour on top and score dough with design.
- 15
Bake covered for 25 minutes, then uncovered for 25 minutes.
- 16
Cool bread on rack for 1 hour before slicing.






