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Catching wild yeast and making sourdough

Step 7The bread, part 2

The bread, part 2
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All right. Time to let the dough rise.

If you want, take a little butter and let it. Throw it into the bowl you're going to be using and cover the inside with it. You do not need a lot of butter here.

Take your dough-ball and turn it in the bowl a few times to coat the outside with butter. Leave it in the bottom of the bowl.

Cover the bowl with plastic and leave it in a warm place. For at least 12 hours. Go for 24 if you want, but leave it for at least 12 hours. I am not kidding, don't touch it.

Take this opportunity to clean everything. If you have never tried to clean flour out of a bowl the next day, good job. It's not fun. You have a day to work with here. Clean.

When you're happy with the progress your dough has made, go ahead and move on to the next step.
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2 comments
Oct 21, 2009. 7:35 AMStephen D. Alverez says:
 I can just SMELL it through the screen... mmmmmmm!....


really good instructable!
Nov 17, 2008. 6:59 PMTeajea says:
Great instructable! There are easier sourdough recipes out there, but they are mostly wannabes with commercially made yeast. I followed your instructions from A-Z and made two great loaves. A bit more sour than store-bought bread, but everyone loved it. Thanks!

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