Sourdough Bread Recipe
This recipe is so incredible – and I’m excited to share it with you!
Let’s face it – the cost of bread is getting ridiculous. We were on strict rations around here! But not anymore. This sourdough bread recipe made from a sourdough starter I keep fed everyday has really been a joy in our home! It’s incredibly easy and fail-proof!
Toast for everyone!!!
Ingredients
- 3 cups of sourdough starter
- 4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup water
- 1 Tbsp salt
Instructions
- Combine all ingredients in counter top mixer
- Mix at medium speed for 5 minutes or knead by hand on floured counter between 10-15 min
- Check to make sure dough is not developing too moist, add a bit of flour accordingly
- Generously butter 2 bread pans
- Transfer dough to bread pans
- Dust generously with corn meal or oats
- Cover loosely with wax paper
- Allow to rise 4-6 hours in cooler months or as little as 3 hours in warm months
- Bake 25 min at 390 degrees (remove wax paper and take bread pans out while oven preheats!)
- Turn out immediately onto cooling rack
Please let us know if you enjoy the recipe! Do you have any favorite way s to use your sourdough bread?
Here is a collection of our Sour Dough Recipes for you to enjoy!
Sour Dough Parmesan Garlic Cracker Recipe HERE
Sourdough Rosemary Sea Salt Cracker Recipe HERE
Easy Sourdough Biscuits Recipe HERE
Sour Dough Tortillas Recipe HERE
Make your Own Sour Dough Starter Here
Seems easy enough. Add a cute homemade jam in a basket and what a gift. Nice
Paula, fantastic idea!!! I love it! 🙂 ~Jayne
I love sour dough bread! Is the sour dough starter vegan?
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Danialle, it can be! My friend, Elizabeth of Balm of the Earth feeds her starter with spelt, and makes the sourdough bread with rye flour! I want to switch over someday! ~Jayne
There are few things in this world as awesome as warm homemade bread!! Especially sourdough bread!
Robin (Masshole Mommy) recently posted…Stalking Celebrities in the Hollywood Hills
Absolutely! This bread – toasted… undeniably heaven. Just bliss. 🙂 ~Jayne
I have never made sourdough bread before but this looks very tasty and worth a try!
Francine @ Teresa’s Family Cleaning recently posted…How to Clean Silver with Lemons
Francine, Oh I hope you’ll stop back by if you give it a try. Toasting it especially is my happy place!!! ~Jayne
Sourdough is tasty. Your recipe looks good. I love making fresh bread. Hot out of the oven… yummmmm
Debbie Denny recently posted…3 Redneck Tenors Show & How I Gained A Son! Celebratin in Branson!
Debbie – agreed! it is such a pleasure! Puts a smile on everyone’s face!!!
I made my first loaf of bread the other day. It turned out well, surprisingly. Now I’m ready to dig into new recipes. Thanks for sharing this one.
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MommaDJane, I hope you’ll let us know if you give it a try – and how you liked it! Thanks for stopping by! 🙂
Yum! I love sourdough bread, but I haven’t tried making it myself since my 8th grade cooking class. This looks pretty doable, though. Thanks for the recipe.
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Tracie, 8th grade? I say it’s been too long! You’ve been missing out! hehe Let us know if you like the results!
How I love sourdough bread! This looks delicious.
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I can barely deny it in the mornings… toasted. It makes me so happy 🙂
This sounds so delicious I love sour dough bread! There is nothing like the smell of fresh bread out of the oven too!
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Dria – seems like something EVERYONE loves to smell! My family loves to see me pulling it out of the oven… and yes…they line up. hahahha
I am not a huge fan of sourdough, unless it has some herbs added. But your bread does look taste and came out beautiful.
Lenze, now that you’ve mentioned it, I’ll have to throw in some herbs! I’ve never thought of that!
Looks great! I love fresh sourdough, so I need to make this soon.
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Love warm sourdough bread straight from the oven!
I have never made any myself but you have inspired me to give it a try!
My grandmother used to make homemade bread all the time. I need to try this more. thanks for the inspriation.
maria @ close to home recently posted…#ad Easy Grilled Chicken Recipes for the Summer
I totally need to figure out how to make sour dough starter! Do you have the recipe too?
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Absolutely! All flours absorb differently, so it’ll take a bit for you to figure out how often yours likes to be fed. Sourdough Starter I hope you are ready for a beautiful toasty addiction:)
My most fave thing is sour dough bread dipped in oil and vinegar. SALIVATING!
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My family and I were just talking about making some fresh herb & olive oil dipping oil!!! so good! Do you use balsamic?
sounds amazing, I so need to start making my own bread, we go through almost a loaf a day!
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I can’t wait to try this!
You don’t know what you’re in for Lisa! It is serious happiness to any sourdough lover! Let us know!!!
My husband loves sour-bread I need to make this for him he would , thanks for sharing the recipe
Maria, my husband won’t let me forget to keep the starter fed… he makes sure he takes a few slices to work with him for break every day too! 🙂
THere is nothing like warm fresh sourdough. I need to make this for my family. They would absolutely love this.
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Mommy2jam, Beware… everyone will be hooked. hehehe It is seriously so beautiful toasted with butter in the mornings.
Pinned – I love making and eating fresh bread!! Sourdough is one of our favorites!
Awesome! Thanks Debbie! If you try it, please be sure and let us know how you like it, Ok?
These look so good! I love sourdough bread can’t wait to try this recipe! Thanks so much for sharing it!
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Rena, I may have created a monster… my family has a break down if there’s not enough for toast in the mornings! lol!
That looks beyond appetizing! I’ve never made bread from starter but I want to now!
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Liz – I’ve been making it for quite a bit now and so glad – it keeps us in good supply for pennies… and the taste – toasted with butter my favorite… it’s heaven!
I haven’t baked bread in far too long.
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Robin, I have no choice now… they’ve tasted this recipe. Enough said! hahaha – my family complains when we’re down to a few slices.
Sourdough is my favorite! I wish I had a loaf of this in front of me right now!
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I’m making bread to take to a picnic this weekend. I’m going to this recipe!
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Oh nice… You’ll want to make it right before… maybe the night before? No preservatives means it does dry out when it sits around. Maybe a nice goat cheese spread or OHHH… an olive oil herb dipping oil??? Hang on – I’m hungry now. hehehe
I love sourdough bread! My hubby is the bread maker here, so he’ll have to make this one for me someday soon! YUM!
Annie {Stowed Stuff} recently posted…Transformers Battle Masters
I have honestly tried making bread several times and could never get it right. So when I see something as perfect as these, it makes me jealous! lol! My husband likes sourdough. I will try yours and let you know!
Lexie, Oh I hope so! You HAVE to try it toasted… something about toasting it brings out the sourdough taste… and with butter! I can’t wait to hear what you think!
I adore sourdough bread, and had no idea it was this easy! Definitely trying this out, thank you 🙂
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I made your recipe for the sourdough bread but it didn’t rise very much. Is this the norm? Or did I do something wrong?
Hi Ter, it’s hard to say without more info: Did you make your own sourdough starter and if so, how many days had it developed? Is your home kept very cool? Mine usually barely doubles in size – but it takes about 4 hours to do so. Let me know and I can help you figure it out! It is a very dense bread so it won’t rise up magnificently – pretty much stays flat on top too. Nothing at all like fluffy white loaves in a store.