Easy Sour Dough Bread
This bread is simple and delicous!
Equipment
- Mixing bowl preferably not metal
- Dough hook or wooden spoon
- measuring spoons
- Measuring cups
- Dutch oven Or large baking dish with lid
- parchment paper
- tea towel
Ingredients
- 6 cups bread flour or plain all purpose flour
- 1 tsp dry active yeast
- 2.5 tsp salt
- 2-2.5 cups room temp water
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine 6 cups flour, 1 tsp dry active yeast, and 2.5 tsp salt. Stir well. Slowly blend in enough water to create a dough. Cover with plastic wrap and allow it to rise for 12-18 hours or until doubled in size.
- Turn dough out onto floured surface and fold with flour covered hands. Begin to work the dough into a smooth ball by gently pushing the outer sides into the bottom and tuck them in until the top is smooth.
- Wrap the dough in the parchment and then cover the parchment with the tea towel. Allow the dough to rise once more, two hours.
- Preheat oven to 425 with dutch oven inside.
- Turn dough into the dutch oven with the seam up. Cover and bake for 35 minutes covered and the last 5 minutes uncovered for a total of 40 minutes.
- Remove bread from the dutch oven. If it sticks you can use a knife around the edges to loosen it up.
- Allow the bread to cool on a wire rack.
Notes
Left over bread can be used for making croutons, sandwiches, or bread pudding.