Sourdough Bread Recipe

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For 1 loaf of bread, you will need:
1 cup active sourdough starter
3/4 cups of water
2 1/4 cups finely ground whole-wheat flour
1 tsp salt
1 1/2 Tbsps honey
2 Tbsps olive oil

Pour starter into a mixing bowl and stir in water, salt, honey, and oil. Add the flour a cup at a time and stir. Knead in whatever remaining flour will not stir in. (Sometimes I add maybe an extra 1/2 cup of flour, if needed, if the dough is too wet.) Knead for 10 to 15 minutes. Form the dough into a ball and place in an oiled bowl. Turn the dough so that it is lightly coated with oil. Cover the bowl (I use plastic wrap) and let the dough rise until double. (This takes 3 hours for my starter). Press your fist into the dough to deflate it; knead it for a few minutes; shape it into a loaf and place it in an oiled bread pan.(At this point I brush it with a mixture of egg scrambled with a tablespoon of milk to keep the dough from drying out). Cover LOOSELY with plastic wrap and leave it to rise until doubled. (This takes 2 to 2 1/2 hours for my starter). Preheat oven to 325*F; slash the dough about 1/4 inch lengthwise, and bake for 45 minutes. Remove from the pan immediately and cool on a wire rack.

You can check out www.sourdoughhome.com for information on caring for a starter. He really has a lot of good info. I take my starter out and feed it 2 cups water and 3 cups flour. Let this sit for 12 hours until active. Then feed it another 1 cup water and 1 1/2 cups flour, stirring well. At this point, place 2 cups of the starter into a jar and place in the fridge. Cover the remaining starter and let it sit for another 3 hours. Then it is ready to use for baking. It should be very active at this point.

Hope this helps.
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