Bread with sourdough starter. Making sourdough bread with a starter will take longer to rise when compared to using a commercial yeast, but the results are well worth it. Plus you can use that sourdough starter discard to create more delicious recipes. Even these days, the process for making it remains relatively the same. Bread with sourdough starter

You can have Bread with sourdough starter using 6 ingredients and 6 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Bread with sourdough starter
  1. Prepare 1 of part warm water.
  2. You need 3 of parts flour (more or less).
  3. You need of salt (1 tsp per 500 g flour).
  4. It’s of honey (1 tsp per 500 g flour).
  5. It’s of sourdough starter.
  6. You need of whatever you like for flavor (e.g. anise, cloves, grated cheese, olives, etc.) optionally.

This is your basic Sour Dough bread starter to be used over and over again. Look for the sour dough bread recipe to make use of this starter. Be sure that you clean the jar well before putting the saved starter. Second, think about your timeline for baking bread.

Bread with sourdough starter instructions

  1. Using a large bowl, dissolve the sourdough starter in the warm water (it shouldn't be very hot)..

  2. Add most of the flour, the salt and whatever spice you have chosen (if you like). Knead well and add as much flour as is necessary to make a dough that doesn't stick to your hands. Take care to not add too much flour because the bread will be very firm..

  3. Knead for an additional 10'-15' minutes..

  4. Set aside a piece of the dough to use as a starter for the next time you make bread. Cover the bowl with a clean towel and leave in a warm place (during winter, next to the fireplace or a slightly preheated oven, but make sure that it is not on) for 8-12 hours until it doubles in size..

  5. Shape your dough into loaves and place in respective trays which you have brushed lightly with oil. Score the top with a knife and brush with a little water (at this point you can sprinkle with sesame seeds and press them a bit with your hand). Set them aside to rise once more..

  6. Bake in a preheated oven at 200°C, for about 40' (depending on the oven and the size of the bread)..

If you want to use the sourdough starter soon, the best practice is to keep it on your kitchen counter, or whatever room-temperature area is. This Simple Sourdough Bread recipe takes a little patience to let the dough rise a couple of times before baking it. But, if you were patient enough to get your sourdough starter ready to go, then a few hours is nothing! Plus, it is SO worth it to have freshly baked bread! Cover top tightly with a cloth or paper towel, secured with a rubber band.