Bread Machine Crusty Sourdough Bread

By Bailey1_

Ingredients

• Ingredients
• Sourdough Starter
• 1 1/2 1 1/2
• teaspoons bread machine or quick active dry yeast
• 4 4
• cups lukewarm water (105°F to 115°F)
• 3 3
• cups Gold Medal™ all-purpose flour or Better for Bread™ flour
• 4 4
• teaspoons sugar
• Bread
• 1/2 1/2
• cup water
• 3 3
• cups Gold Medal™ Better for Bread™ flour
• 2 2
• tablespoons sugar
• 1 1/2 1 1/2
• teaspoons salt
• 1 1
• teaspoon bread machine or quick active dry yeast

Details

Servings 12
Preparation time 10mins
Cooking time 220mins
Adapted from bettycrocker.com

Preparation

Step 1

1

Make sourdough starter at least 1 week before making bread. In large glass bowl, dissolve 1 1/2 teaspoons yeast in warm water. Stir in 3 cups flour and 4 teaspoons sugar. Beat with electric mixer on medium speed about 1 minute or until smooth. Cover loosely; let stand at room temperature about 1 week or until mixture is bubbly and has a sour aroma. Transfer to 2-quart or larger nonmetal bowl. Cover tightly; refrigerate until ready to use.

2

Use sourdough starter once a week or stir in 1 teaspoon sugar. After using starter, replenish it by stirring in 3/4 cup all-purpose flour, 3/4 cup water and 1 teaspoon sugar until smooth. Cover loosely; let stand in warm place at least 1 day until bubbly. Cover tightly; refrigerate until ready to use. To use, stir cold starter; measure cold starter, and let stand until room temperature (starter will expand as it warms up).

3

Measure 1 cup of the sourdough starter and all remaining bread ingredients carefully, placing in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.

4

Select Basic/White cycle. Use Medium or Light crust color. Do not use delay cycle. (Total time will vary with appliance and setting.) Remove baked bread from pan; cool on cooling rack.