04/07/2026
This is your sign to enter your sourdough era ✨
Thank you so much to for teaching me how to make my first loaf!
How to make it:
Starter: (1:1:1=30/30/30)
• 30g Starter
• 30g Flour (2 heaping tbsps.)
• 30g Water (2 tbsps.)
Levain:
• 60g Starter (1/4 cup)
• 60g Flour (1/4 cup)
• 60g Water (just short of ½ cup)
Dough: (To Make 2 Loaves)
• 920g (6 cups + 2 tbsps.) Unbleached Flour
• 600g Water (2 & ¾ cups)
• 20g Salt (4 tsps.)
• 180g Levain (all of it)
1. Make the Levain:
• Add all ingredients together in a larger glass container, mix well and scrape down the sides
• Cover loosely and leave on the counter until doubled in size(approximately)
• Either move on to the next step, and make the dough, or refrigerate (covered tightly) for up to 48 hours
2. Make the Dough:
• Add all the Levain to a large mixing bowl (with a lid)
• Add in the rest of the ingredients and mix well (until you get a shaggy dough)
• Cover and let sit on the counter for 4.5 hours (not super strict on that time frame)
• During those 4.5 hours, you want to try and Stretch & Fold 5-7 times (it’s much easier if you wet your hands first
3. Make the Loaves:
• After one last Stretch & Fold, lay your dough out on a floured surface and cut it into two equal halves
• Shape your loaves by folding them into themselves and pinching in the center, creating a rounded bottom
• Sprinkle flour onto your proofing baskets, and place the dough in, round side down
• Cover with plastic wrap and either refrigerate overnight or let sit on the counter for 2-3 hours (you can test if its ready to bake by poking it. It shouldn’t be too sticky, and it shouldn’t spring back right away, but should slowly)
Scoring and Baking:
• Set your Dutch Oven on the middle rack, and preheat your oven to 450 degrees
• Once preheated, take your loaf out of the fridge (or off the counter) and flip it upside down onto some parchment (round side up)
• Score your loaf (make sure to cut deep slices to ensure the loaf rises)
• Place your loaf (on the parchment) into the preheated Dutch oven, and put the lid on
• Bake with lid on for 25 mins, then remove lid and bake for 15 mins
Enjoy!
