If you’re looking for the best beginner sourdough bread recipe, you have found it. I’ve been making a variation of this straightforward recipe for almost six years now and I haven’t gotten tired of it. Follow my step-by-step instructions outlined in this recipe and you’ll be on your way to making a successful loaf of sourdough bread!
Written recipe:
Tools I used for this recipe:
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All of the recipes in the 52 Weeks of Sourdough series:
https://grantbakes.com/52
Video Chapters
00:00 Beginner Sourdough Bread
00:15 Feeding Your Starter
01:18 Mixing the Dough
02:39 Stretch and Folds
04:20 The First Rise (Bulk Fermentation)
05:09 Preshape
06:02 Final Shape
07:57 The Second Rise (Final Proof)
08:32 Preheating the Oven
09:00 Scoring the Dough
10:12 Baking
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