Description
This Dutch oven sourdough bread recipe delivers a perfect crispy crust and a soft chewy interior. It is ideal for beginners seeking to bake artisan sourdough bread at home using simple ingredients and steps.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500 grams organic bread flour
- 300 grams water
- 100 grams sourdough starter
- 10–15 grams sea salt
Instructions
- Combine sourdough starter, flour, salt, and water in a large bowl and knead until a uniform dough forms.
- Mist countertop and dough with water, turn dough onto countertop, stretch and fold dough, place seam side down in bowl, rest 30 minutes.
- Repeat stretch and fold process three more times with 2-hour rests in between.
- Pre-shape dough on floured surface, rest 1 hour.
- Perform final shaping, place dough in floured proofing basket, cover and refrigerate overnight 8-12 hours.
- Preheat oven to 450°F with Dutch oven inside.
- Transfer dough from basket to parchment paper, score dough.
- Place dough with parchment into heated Dutch oven, cover and bake 30 minutes.
- Remove lid and bake an additional 20-30 minutes until golden brown.
- Cool bread for at least 1 hour before slicing.
Notes
- Adjust stretch and fold resting times based on room temperature
- Use a bread proofer or heating pad to speed up fermentation if needed
- Use coarse flour like rye or rice flour for proofing basket
- Oven temperatures may vary
- monitor the baking process to avoid overbrowning
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 1 hour
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baked
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 180 kcal
- Sugar: 0.2g
- Sodium: 350mg
- Fat: 1g
- Saturated Fat: 0.2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 0.5g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg