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Sourdough for Beginners Recipe
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Sourdough for Beginners Recipe

June 22, 2022
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Posted by Lauren Rodych-Eberle

Maybe you became a sourdough expert during the pandemic, or maybe like me, you were late to the party! I learned from my friend, Kayleigh, and I will forever be grateful for her sharing her starter, and coming to spend two days with me to help me learn the ropes. I love learning hands on, so being side-by-side as we went was so beneficial. Since then, I’ve asked and confirmed a bajillion questions with her, and I think I have it somewhat locked down. So, let me teach you in a way that makes sense to me!!

Some Kitchen Tools You Need:

  • Mason Jar (with Starter)
  • None metal spatula (for stirring Starter)
  • Food scale
  • Plastic wrap, or a reusable version!
  • Parchment paper
  • Sourdough razor (or a very sharp knife)
  • Dutch oven (about 4 to 6-qt.)

Food Items You Need:

  • Sourdough Starter
  • Unbleached flour
  • Room temperature water
  • Olive oil
  • Pink Himalayan salt

Getting a Starter

This is key! You cannot make sourdough without a starter. That great thing is that once you have a starter, you can keep it in your fridge and just pull it out as often as you need in order to whip up another loaf. I did not make the starter myself, so while you can make it yourself if you can dedicate about a week to a week and a half of patience and love, I cannot give you tips here. I got the starter from my friend, so I’m sure you can find someone who will share with you. Or you can go to your local bakery that sells sourdough, and likely will sell a starter too.

[I store my starter in a large mason jar in the fridge, and if I don’t use it within 2 weeks, I’ll pull it out and “feed it” to keep it alive. This is different than many sourdough suggestions that keep starter at room temperature and feed it daily, and then use the “discard.”]

Day 1: 12pm – Feed the Starter

It does not need to be 12pm, but the next step has to be 6-8 hours later, and the final step needs to be 10-14 hours after that, so I’ve found that this is the best time that works for me.

  • Place mason jar starter on scale and add equal portions (by weight) of unbleached flour and room temperature water. Add about 60-70g of each, because we want to end up with 90g of active starter. Stir with a none metal spatula until combined.
  • Let starter sit, slightly covered (just enough to keep bugs out, but enough to still allow air in, so it can “breathe”), on the counter for 6-8 hours.
  • I like to put an elastic band around the mason jar at the top of the starter, so you can visually see it rise.

Tip: If you ever wonder if your starter is good to start using after feeding it, you can check by putting a small amount into a cup of water and see if it floats. If it floats, it’s ready!

I find the starter is where people get confused – just know you are supposed to have excess starter, so that you can continue to use it forever and ever. So never let it get to zero!! After use, the excess starter can live in your fridge until you’re ready to use it again.

Day 1: 6-8pm – Make the Dough

I usually do this step around 7pm. You just want it to be 6-8 hours after feeding the starter, so the starter stays active.

Dough Ingredients

  • 90g starter (stir prior)
  • 385g room temperature water (cold water also works, but will slow the rise)
  • 15g olive oil
  • 520g unbleached flour
  • 12g pink Himalayan salt

Directions

  1. In a large bowl, stir 90g starter with 385g water until cloudy (looks like milk).
  2. Add flour, oil, and salt. Mix (it will be chunky and sticky).
  3. Cover with plastic wrap for 15 minutes.
  4. Stretch and fold (using your hand, grab a portion of the dough from the outside and pull it over and into the centre; repeat until you’ve done it all the way around), and let it recover for 15 minutes.
  5. Stretch and fold again. Cover with plastic wrap and a dish towel, so it stays warm over night.

Day 2: 8am-ish – Bake Sourdough!

Now it’s time to the make the loaf, which is ideally 10-14 hours after you made the dough.

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to bake (not convection) at 475 degrees Fahrenheit.
  2. When oven is heating, do one last stretch and fold (this is also when you would add any additions to your sourdough, like cheese, for example).
  3. Put an empty dutch oven into the preheated oven for 30 minutes.
  4. At the 15 minute mark, shape dough on parchment paper (use additional flour and your hands to make a round loaf that is no longer sticky; keep rubbing your hands over the top towards the bottom, until you get desired texture). Sprinkle with flour and cut top with sourdough razor from the top to bottom of loaf (allows bread to expand). [Any additional cuts are just for show!]
  5. Place dough and parchment paper into hot dutch oven. Bake for 30 minutes with the lid on.
  6. Remove lid and bake for an additional 5-20 minutes, until desired crispiness. [8 minutes is my magic number in my Calgary oven].
  7. Cool out of dutch oven. Cut and enjoy!

Tip: Uncut bread freezes amazingly well!

Enjoy, enjoy, enjoy!

June 22, 2022
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