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Classic Sourdough Bread

Classic Sourdough Bread

Open-crumb sourdough with a blistered crust, baked in a Dutch oven.

Baking sourdough is a project, not a recipe — but one of the most rewarding things you can do in a kitchen. Active starter, long cold ferment, Dutch oven: these three pillars produce that dramatic open crumb and blistered crust.

Ingredients

Instructions

1

Mix flours and 325g water; rest 1 hour

2

Add starter and remaining 50g water; squeeze through dough

3

Add salt; mix thoroughly

4

Perform 4 sets of stretch and folds every 30 minutes over 2 hours

5

Shape into a tight boule

6

Place seam-side up in a well-floured proofing basket

7

Cover and refrigerate 12–16 hours

8

Preheat Dutch oven in oven at 250C for 45 minutes

9

Turn dough onto parchment; score with a sharp knife

10

Bake covered 20 minutes then uncovered 20 minutes until deep brown

11

Cool on wire rack for at least 1 hour before slicing

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