Easy Recipes: Beginner's Sourdough Bread
Learn to make this rustic sourdough bread with a soft crumb and crispy crust.
Servings: 1 loaf
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup active sourdough starter
- 1 1/2 cups warm filtered water
- 4 cups bread flour
- 2 teaspoons sea salt
Instructions
- In a large bowl, dissolve the starter in warm water.
- Add bread flour and mix until a shaggy dough forms.
- Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.
- Sprinkle salt over the dough and incorporate by folding.
- Perform stretch and folds every 30 minutes for 2 hours.
- Cover and bulk ferment at room temperature for 8-12 hours.
- Turn dough onto a floured surface and shape into a boule.
- Transfer to a floured banneton, cover, and proof 1-2 hours.
- Preheat oven to 475°F with Dutch oven inside.
- Carefully place dough into hot Dutch oven, score the top.
- Bake covered for 20 minutes, then uncovered for 25-30 minutes.
- Cool completely before slicing.