Thursday, March 3, 2022




Sourdough bread


150g sourdough start

60g warm water

60g King Arthur unbleached all purpose flour


250g water 

12g olive oil

500g King Arthur unbleached Bread flour

10g salt


Need:

Dutch Oven

large mixing bowl

large rising bowl

parchment paper


This is what I do… You will have to find what works for you and your start…


7:30am mix in a large bowl:

150g sourdough start

60g warm water

60g King Arthur unbleached all purpose flour

Seal with Press’nSeal plastic wrap (in needs to be airtight but have space to expand.)





8:30am (or when the start is bubbly) 

add 250g water and 12g (1 tablespoon) olive oil to the start mixture and mix well.

add 450g King Arthur unbleached Bread flour and 10g salt

Mix thoroughly

Continue adding up to 50g King Arthur unbleached Bread flour until the dough is easy to handle but not stiff (it should still feel soft)




Allow it to rest for 20 to 30 minutes

Knead gently and form into a ball shape. 

If necessary knead again after 20 to 30 minutes - the dough should feel silky. 

I then place the dough on parchment paper and put it into a large glass jug and allow to rise.  Cover bowl with Press’nSeal plastic wrap (in needs to be airtight but have space to expand.) Mine rises to 2 to 2.5 x its original size.  Rise time can be anywhere from 4 to 10 hours depending on your start and the temperature of your environment. 










Once risen to the desired height... Preheat oven and Dutch Oven to 400F and gently brush the top of the dough with milk







Carefully remove Dutch Oven from the oven and gently place risen dough and parchment paper in Dutch Oven, replace lid.  Place in preheated oven and cook for 20 minutes.

Remove lid and cook for a further 20 minutes. (I spray the bread with a little water when I remove the lid.)

Bread is ready when its internal temperature reaches 210F.

Remove from Dutch oven and parchment paper.

Return bread to oven. Turn oven off and leave the door open so that the bread cools down inside the oven while the oven cools.  





I found a recipe to create a sourdough start here... 

https://www.theclevercarrot.com/2019/03/beginner-sourdough-starter-recipe/ (Credit Emilie Raffa - The Clever Carrot



Enjoy!