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Beginner's Sourdough Loaf
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Beginner's Sourdough Loaf

5 hServes 1Nutri-Score C€
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what you need

Ingredients

1 person
  • active sourdough starter (active and bubbly)Fresh150 g
  • waterBeverages350 ml
  • bread flourGrains500 g
  • saltSpices10 g
  • flour (for feeding the starter)Grains50 g
  • water (for feeding the starter)Beverages50 ml

per serving

Nutrition

1,892kcal

Carbs
400 g
Proteins
55 g
Fat
8 g
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what you’ll use

Tools

  • Mixing bowl
  • banneton
  • Dutch oven
  • Oven

step by step

Method

  1. Feed the starter

    • Take the starter out of the fridge and feed it with flour and water
    • Mix and leave on the counter until doubled in size and bubbly
    Step 1
  2. Mix the dough

    • Mix the active starter with the water until milky and bubbly
    • Add the bread flour and salt and mix to a shaggy dough
    Step 2
  3. Rest the dough

    • Cover the bowl and leave on the counter
    Step 3
  4. Stretch and fold

    • Stretch the dough up on one side and fold it over itself, once per quarter turn of the bowl
    • Cover and rest, then repeat every 30 min, 4 times in total
    Step 4
  5. Bulk rest

    • Cover the dough and let it rest overnight or for a few hours
    Step 5
  6. Shape the dough

    • Dump the dough onto a lightly floured surface
    • Shape using the candy cane technique until it holds a nice shape
    • Place upside down in a lightly floured banneton and refrigerate
    Step 6
  7. Cold proof

    • Leave the dough in the fridge until ready to bake
    Step 7
  8. Preheat and score

    • Preheat the oven to 230 °C with the Dutch oven inside
    • Lightly flour the dough and score it
    Step 8
  9. Bake

    • Bake with the lid on
    • Bake with the lid off
    Step 9
  10. Rest before slicing

    • Let the bread rest before slicing
    Step 10