Lisa's Sourdough Bread

Total Time: 48 hrs 35 mins Preparation Time: 48 hrs Cook Time: 35 mins

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups sourdough starter (proofed)
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup water
• 2 tablespoons honey
• 2 tablespoons olive oil (or preference)

Recipe

• 1 to the already proofed starter, add the flour and the salt.
• 2 separately, heat water slightly (40 secs in microwave), add honey to it, mix.
• 3 add liquid ingredients to dry ingredients, mix. you'll have to adjust flour and water as needed to get the right dough consistency (not too tacky).
• 4 lay dough out on floured table, and knead for a few minutes (i like the fold-over method). at this point i separate into 2 different dough balls, seams rolled under.
• 5 smear oil in a large bowl (or 2 bowls, one for each dough), put the dough ball in and turn it over, so that it has oil on both sides.
• 6 cover dough and allow to rise until doubled in size (depending on your starter, this could take 6-8 hrs or longer).
• 7 once doubled in size, punch down, shape into loaf or add to greased loaf pan, and allow dough to rise again til doubled (this could take several hours).
• 8 preheat oven to 375. bake loaves for approximately 35 minutes (that's when mine are usually ready). bake a little longer if you desire for bread to be less tender.