Sourdough Bread

Ingredients

• 200g Sourdough Starter
• 350g bread flour
• 250ml water
• 1 ½ tsp salt
• 3 tbs vegetable/olive oil

Process

Prepare your starter a few hours before and ensure that it is active and bubbly.

In a stand-mixer or in a large bowl, combine the starter, flour, water, sallt and oil. Mix and knead until the dough is smooth and elastic.

Cover the dough and leave the to prove in a warm place for an hour.

Once the dough has doubled in size, knock out the air, shape into a loaf and leave to rest again for 40-45 minutes.

In the meantime, preheat the oven to 200 °C.

Toss in a few ice-cubes at the bottom of the oven to create steam and bake the loaf until the crust is evenly browned.