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Simple Sourdough Bread in a dutch oven

Simple Sourdough Bread in a Dutch Oven

Super simple sourdough bread recipe that anyone can make!

Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
Keyword bread recipe, simple, simple bread recipe, simple sourdough, sourdough bread recipe
Prep Time 6 hours
Cook Time 1 hour
Servings 12 Slices

Ingredients

  • 1/4 Cup Active Sourdough Starter
  • 1 1/2 Cup Warm Filtered Water
  • 4 1/2 Cup All Purpose Flour
  • 1 1/2 Tsp Sea Salt

Instructions

  1. In a mixing bowl, add your flour and salt. Dissolve your sourdough starter in the warm water until it is dissolved completely and add it to your flour and salt mixture

  2. Mix all of the ingredients thoroughly until your dough is formed, cover with a damp towel and let rest for 30 minutes

  3. Pull sections of your dough away from the main portion to fold and activate the dough on all four sides

  4. Cover your dough with a damp towel and set aside to allow it to rise for a minimum of 6 hours

  5. Once your dough has risen a minimum of 6 hours, remove your dough from the mixing bowl onto a floured surface

  6. Shape the dough by folding four different sides again into the center of your dough and let your dough rest 10-15 minutes

  7. Place the dough into a bowl lined with a floured towel or banneton cover and let rise an additional 60 minutes

  8. Preheat your oven to 450 degrees

  9. Once your dough has risen an additional 60 minutes, cover with parchment paper and flip your bowl upside down, dropping your dough onto the paper

  10. Take a sharp knife or bread lame and score your bread

  11. Take all four corners of the parchment paper to lift your dough and place it into the dutch oven covered. Bake for 30 minutes.

  12. After 30 minutes, uncover and bake an additional 20 minutes.

  13. After 20 minutes, remove loaf from dutch oven onto a cooling rack

  14. Let finished loaf rest for an hour, serve and enjoy!