This sourdough bread machine recipe has unraveled the closely guarded secret to great sourdough bread and made it "bread machine easy." How do you make sourdough bread? Especially one with such a delicious crust? The sourdough starter should be made at least 1 week before you make the bread and then kept cool in the refrigerator until ready to use. Use the starter once a week or stir in 1 teaspoon sugar, and after using, replenish or "feed it" according to our directions. This sourdough bread recipe for the bread machine will create a tangy, sour flavor that only gets better as you regularly replenish your sourdough starter.
Bread Machine Crusty Sourdough Bread
- Prep Time 10 min
- Total 3 hr 40 min
- Servings 12
- Ingredients 9
Ingredients
Sourdough Starter
- 1 1/2 teaspoons bread machine or quick active dry yeast
- 4 cups lukewarm water (105°F to 115°F)
- 3 cups Gold Medal™ All-Purpose Flour or Gold Medal™ Bread Flour
- 4 teaspoons sugar
Bread
- 1/2 cup water
- 3 cups Gold Medal™ Bread Flour
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon bread machine or quick active dry yeast
Make With
Gold Medal Flour
Instructions
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Step1Make 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.
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Step2Use 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).
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Step3Measure 1 cup of the sourdough starter and all remaining bread ingredients carefully, placing in bread machine pan in the order recommended by the manufacturer.
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Step4Select 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.
Nutrition
165
Calories
0g
Total Fat
5 g
Protein
37 g
Total Carbohydrate
Nutrition Facts
Serving Size: 1 Slice
- Calories
- 165
- Calories from Fat
- 0
- Total Fat
- 0g
- Saturated Fat
- 0g
- Cholesterol
- 0mg
- Sodium
- 300 mg
- Potassium
- 60 mg
- Total Carbohydrate
- 37 g
- Dietary Fiber
- 1 g
- Protein
- 5 g
% Daily Value*:
- Vitamin A
- 0%
- 0%
- Vitamin C
- 0%
- 0%
- Calcium
- 0%
- 0%
- Iron
- 12%
- 12%
Exchanges:
2 Starch;Tips from the Betty Crocker Kitchens
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