First Sourdough Recipe
 
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Nice first recipe for sourdough newbies. Makes amazing crunchy toast. Firm crumb. Olive oil wash gives chewy tasty crust.
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Recipe type: Bread
Cuisine: Sourdough
Serves: 2 (1.5 pound) loaves
Ingredients
Dough
  • ___ Sourdough Starter - 1 cup (300 g)
  • ___ All-purpose Flour - 5 cups (650g)
  • ___ Sugar - 1 TBSP (13 g)
  • ___ Instant Yeast - 2 tsp (6 g)
  • ___ Fine Sea Salt - 1 tsp (6 g)
  • ___ Warm Water - 1½ cup (355 g) (~95°F/35°C)
    Can use room temperature beer or milk
  • ___ Raisins - 1 cup - chopped (optional)
Wash
  • Olive Oil (optional)
Pans
  • 2 (9x5) Loaf Pan OR
  • 2 (12x5.5) Hearth Pan OR
  • 2 (9") Pie Pan
Instructions
  1. Measure sourdough starter into mixer bowl.
  2. Measure flour, sugar, yeast and salt into a large bowl and stir.
  3. Start with beater on your mixer - not hook.
  4. Add dry ingredients and water to the mixer bowl alternating back and forth.
  5. When the mixer begins to labour, switch to dough hook and knead 4 to 6 minutes until dough is smooth and elastic.
  6. If adding raisins, knead them by hand into the dough. I find adding them before kneading with a mixer tends to pound them too much.
  7. Place in a large bowl sprayed with nonstick cooking spray. I use the one I measured the flour in.
  8. Cling wrap
  9. Ferment 90 minutes
 Ferment Ripe Test

  10. Punch dough down.
  11. Divide into two equal pieces and form in pans.
  12. Proof 60 minutes. Proof Ripe Test

  13. Heat oven 15 min to 425°F/220°C/Gas 7 - Hot
  14. Wash with olive oil. Can use water. Score loaves.
  15. Bake for 25-30 minutes
    
or until a thermometer inserted into the center registers at least 190°F/88°C.
  16. Cool on a wire rack.
Recipe by On Bread Alone at https://onbreadalone.com/recipes/first-sourdough-recipe/