Basic Sourdough Sandwich Loaf
This recipe is wonderful for making sandwiches and grilled cheese. It can be also made into garlic bread or just about anything.
Equipment
- 2 loaf pans glass
Ingredients
- 5 cups unbleached white flour
- 1 1/2 tsp sea salt
- 1 cup sourdough starter activate
- 1 1/2 cup water cold
- 3 Tbsp butter soften
- 3 Tbsp honey (optional)
Instructions
- Start(activate) your starter at 12:00
- At 6:00 P.M. mix together, in a large bowl, the flour and the salt with a dough spoon or a large medal spoon.
- Then add the activated sourdough starter, honey, butter, and water. Mix together with your spoon. Once it starts to come together kneed with your hands until a smooth ball forms. Cover, with a light cloth, place in a warm spot, and ferment over night.
- In the morning grease two loaf pans thickly with butter or lard. Divide the dough in half and fold the dough into a long log shape. Place into pans and set into a warm place to rise until 1-2 inches above pan level. Bake at 400° Fahrenheit. For 28-30 min.Once done remove from pan and place on cooling rack. Freeze up to 4 months, refrigerate up to a week, and keep at room temp for 4-5 days.
Notes
For a mixing bowl I use a metal one.
Placing your dough in a warm place overnight is not mandatory. I just leave mine on the counter overnight.
I rise my dough, in the loaf pans, in a slightly heated oven but if you have your ovens too hot it will cook your dough rather than rise it.