Bake the bread for 25 to 30 minutes until it s a very deep golden brown.
What is rustic sourdough bread.
The best tasting sourdough bread you will find.
If you haven t seen my previous post sourdough 101 make sure to give it a read first i talked all about sourdough starters.
Make two fairly deep diagonal slashes in each.
Great for the weight watchers having only 80 calories per slice and 0 grams of fat.
Well i ve discovered i was doing it wrong.
A dough is a mixture of water flour starter and salt that is generally stiff enough to be worked by hand.
Please start with our rustic sourdough bread recipe which offers the added security of commercial yeast.
I kneaded it and did it exactly like any bread recipe but sourdough isn t just any bread.
A serrated bread knife wielded firmly works well here.
This bread with its deep brown crust rich deep flavor and mild tang relies on ripe active starter for its rise.
However in the course of discussions with my instructor i used the term rustic bread.
Remove it from the oven and cool on a rack.
A term referring to the texture of the inside of a loaf of sourdough bread.
How to make one and how to maintain one.
Spray the loaves with lukewarm water and dust generously with flour.
It is great toasted or fresh for your favorite sandwich or snack.
I used to make bread all the time but my sourdough bread came out more like a plain white bread.
This sourdough bread is absolutely awesome.
It s so important to start your bread making with a healthy active starter.
Add 3 cups flour a little at a time.
It has a wonderful texture and flavor.
Since a project of this scope has to be very focused and limited it is likely to turn into a booklet on basic sourdough bread.
3 4 cup fed and active sourdough starter you know your starter is ready if a spoonful floats in a cup of water 1 1 2 cup water just over 4 and 1 4 cup all purpose flour plus more for shaping 1 1 2 teaspoon salt.
It never worked so i gave up.
Try some today you will love it.
Rustic sourdough bread with an easy step by step tutorial for beginners.
Without the addition of commercial yeast it s a true sourdough purist s loaf.
Often based on the size of the holes produced by the carbon dioxide or the moisture or lack thereof in the loaf.
I added yeast but sourdough doesn t need yeast.
In a mixing bowl pour 1 cup fed sourdough starter into 1 cup lukewarm water.