Sourdough French Bread
My friend Mindy (@motivationmindy on IG) challenged me to convert her family favorite French bread recipe to sourdough. This recipe originally came from her sister and the entire family LOVES it. I love a good conversion challenge, and this one was a slam dunk. It really does make for a easy sourdough french bread recipe and I have made it twice in a few days, and my family has devoured it. Your friends will never now that this French bread is sourdough, it will be inhaled too quickly.
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 c water
- 3 T sugar
- 1/3 c + 1 tsp avocado oil
- 1 T salt
- 1 c active sourdough starter
- 4-5 c all purpose flour
Step by Step Instructions
Step 1
In your mixer, combine water, sugar, oil, starter, and 3 c flour. Mix until a shaggy dough forms and cover and sit for 20-30 mins.
Step 2
Sprinkle in salt and slowly add remaining flour as the dough mixes, until the dough cleans the sides and bottom of the mixing bowl.
Step 3
Knead for 7-10 minutes or until a soft, smooth, elastic dough forms that doesn’t tear easily when gently stretched.
Step 4
Cover with a lid or greased plastic wrap and rise 6-8 hours or overnight until doubled in size.
Step 5
Cut the dough in half and taking each half, roll the dough into a rectangle. Starting with the long side, tightly roll the dough and then pinch to seal. Tuck the ends under. Repeat for both loaves.
Step 6
Cover with greased plastic wrap and set to rise for 1 1/2-2 hrs or until puffed up
Step 7
Preheat oven to 400 degrees. Before baking, make 3 slashes in the top of the loaves
Step 8
Bake 27-30 mins or until a thermometer placed in the bottom of the loaf reads 190 degrees.
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