A super simple sourdough loaf
This is the fourth in a series of posts documenting my adventures in making bread during the COVID-19 shutdown. This post has been a while coming, but my sister in law was interested in the sourdough loaf last night, so I figured I should finally document my process. First off you need to have a sourdough starter, which I wrote up in a previous post. I am sure less cheaty ways will work too, but the cheating was where it was at for me. Then, you basically follow the process I use for my super simple non-breadmaker loaf, but tweaked a little to use the starter. For the loaf itself: 2 cups of bakers flour (not plain white flour) 1 tea spoon of salt 2 cups of the sourdough starter 1 cup water Similarly to the super simple loaf, you want the dough to be a bit tacky when mixed -- it gets runnier as the yeast does its thing, so it will be too runny if it doesn't start out tacky. I then just leave it on the kitchen bench under a cover for the day. In the evening its baked like the super simple loaf -- heat a…