I haven't been this excited about a recipe in a long time! I found a sourdough recipe online, then I tweaked it by using real ingredients and it turned out great. Two of my children ate sandwiches on this bread today, and they were all impressed- and my kids are picky about their bread!
Here's what you'll need for this easy-peasy sourdough recipe:
1 1/2 c warm water
1 1/2 t real salt or fine Celtic salt
1/3 c rapadura
1/2 c liquid coconut oil
6 c flour (I used unbleached all-purpose)
1. Mix all ingredients into a large bowl. You may need to add more flour or water to get a good consistency, depending on the hydration of your starter (that's fancy talk for the proportions of water to four).
2. Knead the dough until it is elastic (I think I kneaded for a total of 5 minutes) and dough doesn't stick to your hands.
3. Place dough into a large greased bowl- I greased mine with butter. This is how is should look at this point:
5. Let your dough sit overnight, covered with a damp cloth. In the morning, it will have risen a good deal! Mine was nearly busting out of the bowl. Punch it down and knead it again (5 minutes). Add small pinches of flour, if needed.
6. Divide the dough into two loaves and place in bread pans to rise again. I did not grease my stoneware pans.
After the second rise (about 2 hours), your dough should have doubled:
7. Bake your loaves in a 350 degree F oven for about 40 minutes. They are done when golden brown and sound hollow when tapped:
I was impressed with the rise of this bread. The sugar in the recipe really helped the sourdough starter take off, and there was no sweetness in the finished product! This bread is perfect for a sandwich loaf- it cuts very well and the crust is thin and easy for picky eaters to ignore :)
Check out this other sourdough recipe! Or this more advanced loaf... Enjoy!
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