4 H Champion Sourdough Bread

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4 H Champion Sourdough Bread

For a simple and hearty sourdough bread with a track record of success, give this easy baking recipe a try today. After your first bite of this bread recipe, you'll know you have a winner.

Notes

Makes 4 loaves.

Cooking Time40 min

Ingredients

  • 3 cups expanded sourdough starter
  • 3 1/3 cups lukewarm water, beer or buttermilk, at room temperature
  • 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 2 tablespoons salt
  • 4 1/2 tablespoons margarine, melted
  • 9-10 cups flour

Instructions

  1. Mix sourdough, water, sugar, salt, and margarine.
     
  2. Add 5 cups flour and beat until smooth. Let stand 15 minutes.
     
  3. Add flour to make a soft dough. Knead, adding flour, until dough is no longer sticky.
     
  4. Place dough in large bowl. Cover with a dish towel. Let rise until double in volume.
     
  5. Knead down and divide into fourths. Let stand 15-30 minutes.
     
  6. Shape into loaves and place into greased and floured one-pound loaf pans. Let rise until 3/4 inch over top of pan.
     
  7. Bake at 350degrees F for 40 min.

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The recipe as it reads is now correct

how much liquid is used? I get a weird measurement listed after the number 3

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