Easy bread machine sourdough bread
This bread machine sourdough recipe is super simple, and has no yeast. With only 4 ingredients and a few hours, you can have this sourdough loaf on the table by dinner.
Equipment
- bread machine
- dutch oven
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup fed sourdough starter (or 120 grams)
- 3/4 cup water (or 180 grams)
- 3 cups bread flor, or all purpose flour (or 360 grams)
- 1 tsp salt
Instructions
Making sourdough bread dough in bread machine
- Place wet and dry ingredients in the order listed.
- Start the dough cycle and let it complete.
- Allow to rise for additional 2 hours using the rise cycle on your bread maker (if you have that setting, some don't)
- Remove the dough from the bread machine.
- Place the dough on a lightly floured surface and make a smooth ball.
- Line a parchment paper in the Dutch oven and place the dough on it.
- Cover the Dutch oven with the lid and allow the dough to rise for about 4 hours until it is about twice in volume.
Baking sourdough bread in the oven
- Preheat the oven to 450 °F
- Score the dough by slashing it with a sharp knife.
- Place the Dutch oven in the oven with the lid on and bake the bread at 400 °F for 25 minutes
- Remove the lid and bake the bread for another 20 minutes at 400 °F
- Remove the bread from the oven and place on a cooling rack.
- Slice the bread once cooled. Enjoy!