Sourdough Bread (Quarantine Edition)

Thank you, Quarantine, for finally getting me to make sourdough bread.

Bread is incredible. Bread is culture. History. Bread is a work of love and art.


Ingredients:
-520 grams all-purpose flour
-385 grams water
-50 grams active sourdough starter


Method:
-Combine flour and salt in a big bowl
-In a smaller bowl, combine water and starter
-Add starter/water mixture to flour and mix for until it comes together into a shaggy dough
-Let it rest for 25 minutes

Stretch and Fold
-Grab a corner of the dough and pul up gently
-Fold it over the ball of dough
-Repeat a few times around
-Cover and let it rest another 15 minutes
-Repeat this about 3 times, resting 15 minutes in between
-After the last one, cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel
-Let it bulk rise for 6-8 hours at room temperature (depends on temperature in your home, it could take even longer if it is cold, you can do this overnight too)
-It is done when it has risen quite a bit, has a few bubbles and jiggles

Proofing
-Line a smaller bowl with a towel and cover in flour
-Grab the dough with two hands and let is hang from your hands, place it down on itself
-Turn bowl and do it again
-On the last one, lift and gently place in the floured bowl
-Cover and place in fridge for one hour at least (it is done proofing when you are able to poke your finger in the dough and it slowly springs back
-Preheat your oven to 230 Celsius (I use a pizza stone to bake my bread because I do not have a dutch oven, but that is ideal. You can also place it in a loaf pan and bake it in that)

Bake
-Cover bowl with parchment and a cutting board
-Flip dough onto parchment
-Grab a sharp knife and cut 1-2 slightly deep lines, this allows air to release and dough to rise
-Bake 25 minutes or until dough is 93 Celsius

Allow to cool COMPLETELY before slicing, enjoy! :)

Eat within 2-3 days or slice it up, wrap in foil and freeze, take out and toast on pan when needed :)



Recipe credit and method from: https://www.feastingathome.com/sourdough-bread/

Other amazing people I learned from:

Joshua Weissman: https://www.youtube.com/channe....l/UChBEbMKI1eCcejTtm

Mike: https://www.youtube.com/user/BrothersGreenEats