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Sourdough Bread

Ingredients

  • 450g starter
  • 750g pizza flour
  • 530g water
  • 20g water
  • 5g yeast

Method / Timing

Start

  • Start 30 minute autolyse

Start + 30m

  • Start bulk fermentation

Start + 1h

  • Fold dough

Start + 1h30m

  • Fold dough

Start + 2h

  • Fold dough

Start + 2h30m

  • Fold dough
  • Move dough to oven with oven light on (or other proofing device)

Start + 6h30m

  • Split into two loaves and pre-shape
  • Keep one loaf in fridge and repeat remaining steps for each loaf

Start + 7h

  • Shape, cover, and proof

Start + 7h30m

  • Preheat oven to 260C with dutch oven

Start + 8h30m

  • Place loaf in dutch oven, drop temperature to 250C

Start + 9h

  • Remove dutch oven lid

Start + 9h20m

  • Remove load from oven and cool overnight (wrapped in a tea towel)