Sourdough Bread

Sourdough bread is something that many people don't buy in stores because it's a pricey bread for such a small loaf.However, with a little bit of time and dedication you can make your own yummy loaf of sourdough bread at home!

Supplies

All purpose flour

Wheat flour

Water

Metal bowl

Oven

Dutch oven 5 Quart

16 oz jar with screw on lid

Water

Measuring cups

Salt

Knife

Parchment paper

Stand mixer

Refrigerator

Step 1: Starter

To create the sourdough starter you will add ½ cup all purpose flour and ¼ cup water and mix.Loosely screw on lid and leave overnight.

Step 2: Discard

The next day take ½ cup of the starter and throw it away, this is called the discard.we have to discard some to create a healthy sourdough starter.

Step 3: Feed

Once you have discarded ½ cup of the starter you will add ½ cup all purpose flour and ¼ cup water and mix.Loosely screw on lid and leave overnight.

It should look bubbly like pictured above after about 4 feedings.

Step 4: Repeat!

For the next 7 days you will repeat steps 2 and 3.On day 7 your jar should be about ¾ of the way full and ready to make bread!

After these 7 days you can feed your sourdough starter once a week with the same ratio and leave it in the refrigerator

Step 5: Prepare Mixer

Attach dough hook to stand mixer and make sure bowl is locked into place before adding ingredients

Step 6: Add First Ingredients

To begin you will add two cups of your sourdough starter, add 2 cups  of  all purpose flour, and add 1 ½ cups of warm water no warmer than 110 degrees,

Step 7: Mix

Turn stand mixer on low speed to begin mixing the dough together

Step 8: Add

While mixer is on low speed slowly add 3 more cups of all purpose flour and 1/4 cup wheat flour one by one to avoid flour going everywhere.Mix until the dough looks combined

Step 9: Rest

Leave dough in stand mixer to rest for 30 minutes

Step 10: Mix

Turn mixer on to medium and mix dough for 7 minutes

Step 11: Prepare Bowl

spray metal bowl with non-stick spray

Step 12: Transfer Dough

move dough to metal bowl

Step 13: Rest

let sit for 1 hour on countertop

This will give our bread time to rise so it's not too short

Step 14: Preheat

Once dough has rested for the first hour you will preheat oven to 425 degrees ferinheight

Step 15: Insert Dutch Oven

insert the dutch oven in the oven for an hour so when we go to cook the bread our dutch oven is hot and will give us a nice crust.

Step 16: Fold Dough

dust hands and dough with flour, For this step you will grab the top of the dough and let it stretch gradually,once it has stretched out you will take the bottom of the dough and fold it up under the top

You will do this every 15 minutes for an hour

Step 17: Refrigerate

cover top of bowl with saran wrap and let dough rest in refrigertor for 15 minutes

Step 18: Cut Parchment Paper

Cut a piece of parchment paper slightly bigger than the size of your dutch oven

Step 19: Transfer Dough

Transfer dough from bowl in refrigerator to the middle of the parchment paper

Step 20: Score

Lightly score the top of your dough

you can do whatever shape you like i choose to just do a few straight lines down

Step 21: Remove Dutch Oven From Oven

careful not to burn yourself as it is very hot at this point

Step 22: Transfer Dough

lower dough and parchment paper into dutch oven

Step 23: Sprinkle Water

sprinkle 2 tablespoons of water on top of the dough and replace lid on top of dutch oven

adding the water will create steam and help our dough rise

Step 24: Bake!

Bake for 25 minutes with lid on

Then remove lid and bake for 25 minutes with lid off

Step 25: Remove Dutch Oven

Remove dutch oven from oven

Step 26: Cool Bread

using edges of parchment paper carefully remove bread from dutch oven and place on cooling rack