Sour Dough Artisan Bread
This Sourdough Artisan Bread has a crisp, golden crust and a light, airy crumb with the classic tangy flavor of naturally fermented sourdough. Made with simple ingredients and an active sourdough starter, it's a rustic homemade loaf that tastes like it came from a bakery.
Ingredients
- 1/4 cup sourdough starter or 1 1/2 Tbsp. dry yeast
- 2 cups warm water
- 4 cups flour
- 1 tablespoon salt
Instructions
- Preheat your oven to 450- degrees
- Whisk warm water and sour dough starter
- Add flour and salt
- Knead dough lightly on floured board
- Form into circle place in a covered bowl.
- Let raise 8 to 10 hours or over night
- The second raise. After the dough is almost doubled knead lightly to form a disk
- Return to bowl cover dust with flour
- Let raise for 1 hour
- Transfer dough to covered Dutch oven with the tip of a sharp knife score bread with X
- Bake covered for 30 minutes
- Uncover cook 30 minutes longer
- Cool sightly before slicing.
Notes
Make sure your sourdough starter is active and bubbly before beginning. A strong, active starter is key to achieving a good rise and an airy crumb.