Sourdough Bread
By: Amy Jeanroy
Published: Tuesday, October 4, 2011 - 8:11pm

Ingredients




2 cups sourdough starter
1 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
4 cups flour

Preparation

1 In a large bowl, combine starter, sugar and salt. Add flour a cup at a time, stirring as much as you can with a spoon, until firm enough to handle. 2 Add remaining flour by hand, kneading until dough is no longer sticky. 3 Place dough in a warm bowl, cover and allow to rise until doubled - this may range from a couple of  hours to 4 or more. 4 Punch down, form into a round shape and let rise a second time until doubled. 5 Bake in a preheated oven at 350 degrees, for 45 minutes. 6 Cool 1 hour before slicing.

About

Sourdough is the Grandaddy of breads. I have used my sourdough as the only leavening, and it tastes wonderful, but can take hours. To speed this up, add 2 1/2 tsp yeast to the mix.