It's All About the Dish!: Sourdough bread made with "starter" 12/9/18

This is one of the best breads ever, it’s sweet and a bit sour. The consistency is like a pound cake but it is 100% a bread. It makes great sandwich bread and toast. Today we used it for our Chicken ala King dish and it was perfect in every way. I think it’s really in the Starter which takes some time but it’s worth it. The starter can be stretched out if you don’t share it as the recipe states, hence friendship bread, you can make several different breads. We are working on dIfferent receipes and will post the ones that we’ve tried and love. This is one of them. I’ve read pancakes are wonderful with the starter too but we haven’t tried that yet so stay tuned.

Sourdough Bread

The best homemade bread! Soft, chewy sourdough bread with a beautiful golden brown crust. This easy homemade bread recipe makes two loaves and is the perfect white sandwich bread.

Prep Time20 mins

Cook Time30 mins

Total Time50 mins

Course: Bread

Cuisine: American

Servings:

Calories: 156kcal

Author: Julie Clark

Ingredients

1 1/2 cups warmed milk (110-115 degrees Fahrenheit)
2 1/2 teaspoons instant yeast (I love Red Star Platinum)
1 cup sourdough starter
1/4 cup canola oil
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon granulated sugar
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
4 1/2 cups bread flour (plus an additional 1/2 cup for handling the dough)
2 tablespoons canola oil (for brushing the tops of the loaves)

Instructions

Pour the warmed milk into the bowl of a stand mixer*. Sprinkle the yeast over the milk.
Add the sourdough starter, canola oil, salt, sugar, baking soda and flour.
Using the dough hook, mix the ingredients on medium speed until they are combined. Then set the mixer to medium speed and knead for 4-5 minutes. The dough should be slightly tacky to the touch. If you think the dough is too wet, add additional flour 1 tablespoon at a time, being careful not to add too much flour.
Transfer the dough to a large bowl sprayed with cooking spray. Cover the bowl and allow the dough to rise in a warm place for 30 minutes or until double.
Divide the dough into to loaves and place them in greased 8x4 or 9x5 loaf pans.
Cover the loaf pans and allow the dough to rise for another 20 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400 degrees Fahrenheit.
Uncover the bread pans. Brush the top of the dough lightly with oil.
Bake the bread loaves for 25-30 minutes. The top should be golden brown and the loaves should sound hollow when you tap it.
Allow the loaves to cool 10 minutes in the pans, then move them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Store in an airtight container.
We baked at 400 for 20 and turn it down to 300 for 5 more minutes..perfecto!