SOURDOUGH SANDWICH BREAD

THE FEATHERED NESTER

This recipe includes a no-knead method that’s perfect for doing an easy overnight rise and creates the softest, fluffiest sandwich bread with all the health benefits of sourdough

1. no-knead recipe

2. overnight rise

3. basic ingredients

Includes only simplee stretch and fold steps

Start it on a relaxing Saturday evening, and then bake the next day.

Easiest to make from scratch: no yeast, dairy, or eggs are needed!

WHY YOU'LL LOVE THIS RECIPE

INGREDIENTS

– 1/3 cup sourdough starter – 1⅓ cups warm water,  – 1/4 cup cane sugar – 3½ – 4 cups bread flour – 1½ tablespoons extra-virgin olive oil – 2 teaspoons sea salt

prep

Add the starter to a bowl. Add warm water and sugar, stir. Add bread flour, oil, and salt. Stir until a thick, shaggy dough forms. Finish mixing dough by hand.

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rest dough

Coax the dough from the bowl and stretch and fold dough until you make a circle. Return the dough to the bowl, cover with a damp towel, and let rise overnight.

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release air

In the morning,  flour your counter top. Remove the dough from the bowl, stretching it into a rectangle, then your fingers to dimple the through.

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roll dough

Roll up dough into a log shape. Cover and let the dough rest. Spray bread pan with cooking spray. Tighten the dough log by gently pulling it towards you.

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prep to bake

Place it in your loaf pan. Cover and let rise for 1-2 hours, until dough has doubled in size. Press the corner edge of the dough and if the indentation remains, it's ready to bake.

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bake & serve

Preheat oven to 375º. Bake for 40 minutes. The top of the loaf should be golden. Remove the bread to a cooling rack. Wait at least 1 hour before cutting

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