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 cup expanded sourdough starter
- 3 1/3 cup lukewarm water, beer or buttermilk, at room temperature
- 1/4 cup + 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 tablespoon salt
- 4 1/2 tablespoon margarine, melted
- 9-10 cups flour
Instructions
- Mix sourdough, water, sugar, salt, and margarine.
- Add 5 cups flour and beat until smooth. Let stand 15 minutes.
- Add flour to make a soft dough. Knead, adding flour, until dough is no longer sticky.
- Place dough in large bowl. Cover with a dish towel. Let rise until double in volume.
- Knead down and divide into fourths. Let stand 15-30 minutes.
- Shape into loaves and place into greased and floured one-pound loaf pans. Let rise until 3/4 inch over top of pan.
- Bake at 350degrees F for 40 min.