Easy Sourdough Bread Recipe

The chewiness of sourdough bread is irresistible to those who love it ! What a lot of people don't realize is it's very easy to make. This recipe call for what is known as "ferment," to get this just put some yogurt on a cheese cloth and let it drain into a bowl or jar. The liquid that comes from the yogurt is "ferment."

Ingredients:

1 cup of warm water

1 teaspoon yeast

3 and 3 Tbsp. of all purpose flour

1 Tbsp. plus a Tsp. of salt

1 Tbsp. ferment

Add your water with the yeast in a bowl. Let

Add your water with the yeast in a bowl. Let set for 3-5 minutes until it is frothy looking. Add your flour and salt together in a separate bowl (or put it in your Kitchen-Aid.) To your flour and salt mixture, add the yeast/water mixture, remaining water, and ferment. Knead until smooth, in a Kitchen-Aid this will take about 10 minutes. If you are kneading by hand 15 - 20 minutes.

Grease a bowl and put the dough in it until it is doubled in size (about an hour.) Cut in half and form each half into a ball on a floured surface, then cover with a towel and let the dough "rest" for 15 minutes.

Next you want to press each ball into a rectangle shape and roll each rectangle into a tight loaf. Tuck in the ends on each side to make it look neat and uniform.

Transfer your loaves to a lightly floured baking sheet, and let rest for another 15 minutes covered with a towel. Now dust each loaf lightly with flour and bake at 350 degrees until golden brown, about 20 - 25 minutes.