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Simple Sourdough

April 13, 2020

The first sourdough recipe I learned to make.

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Ingredients

  • 600 grams flour
  • 400 ml water
  • 200 grams starter
  • 12 grams salt

Steps

  1. Mix flour and water in a large bowl until no dry flour left. Cover and let sit for 30 minutes to autolyse.
  2. Add starter, pinch it into the dough a couple times and then fold it together.
  3. Add salt. The easiest way is to wet your hand first and use it to mix it in with the rest of the dough.
  4. Move dough to warm place (oven with oven light on is a good place) and let rest for 30 minutes.
  5. Perform the first set of stretch and folds. Slightly dampen your hand, reach under the dough, pull up (without tearing the dough) and fold it over to the other side of the bowl. Rotate and repeat until you go around the bowl. Do this 1-2 more times every 30 minutes.
  6. After 4 hours, gently pour dough out of your bowl and shape the dough.
  7. Line a bowl with a dish towel and flour it. Place the shaped loaf into the bowl seam side up. Cover with gallon bag or plastic wrap and place in fridge. Let proof for 12-16 hours (usually overnight)
  8. Next day, preheat the oven to 475 with the dutch oven inside.
  9. Right before baking, remove the dough and score it.
  10. Carefully place dough in the dutch oven and place the lid over. Bake for 30 minutes.
  11. Take the lid off and bake for another 15-20 minutes until dark golden
  12. Remove and let cool on a wire rack to room temp. Enjoy!