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How to make: Sourdough

A simple sourdough recipe using store cupboard ingredients.

Jon Hatchman by Jon Hatchman
2020-04-01 16:18
in Food and Drink, Recipes
sourdough recipe | Photo: Daniel Masters

Photo: Daniel Masters

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In light of current circumstances, Searcys – the catering and events company founded in 1847, with restaurants and Champagne bars across England – has created a ‘staying in’ recipe page on their website. While their restaurants and bars remain closed until further notice, the company’s recipes strive to utilise seasonal and store cupboard ingredients, simple to recreate at home.

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Made by fermenting dough using yeast and naturally occurring lactobacilli, sourdough requires a fair amount of inactive preparation, but the results are extremely rewarding. Searcys’ recipe is relatively simple, taking around two days in total. After all, now is the perfect time to practice new recipes and learn new skills.

Ingredients

Makes one loaf or three baguettes

Strong white bread flour, 900g

Sourdough starter, 300g

Salt, 60g

Tepid water, 400ml

Olive oil, 60ml

Semolina, to dust loaf

Method

Place the sourdough starter (300ml of tepid water and 600g strong white bread flour, half the olive and salt) into a large bowl or a mixer with a dough hook and knead for five minutes. The dough should be fairly sticky. Lightly grease a bowl with the remaining olive oil, add the dough, cover with cling film and leave to prove at room temperature for five hours or in the fridge overnight.

Once the dough has proved, return to the bowl or mixer, add the remaining flour and water and knead for 10 minutes, return to the bowl, cover with cling film and allow to prove for another two hours in a warm place.

Preheat the oven to 230°C/ 400°F/ gas mark 8.

Line a baking sheet if making a loaf or, if making baguettes, prepare the baguette tins.

Remove the dough from the bowl, knock back for two minutes and shape into a loaf, dust with semolina, cover with a damp cloth and allow to prove for a further hour.

Place a small ramekin of water into the bottom of the oven: this will help the loaf to rise.

Once risen, slash the top with a sharp knife and bake in the oven for approximately 30 minutes.

sourdough recipe | Photo: Daniel Masters

Sourdough

A simple sourdough recipe for a loaf or three baguettes
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Prep Time: 5 hours 30 minutes
Cook Time: 1 hour 30 minutes
Total Time: 7 hours
Course: Snack
Cuisine: Global
Keyword: Bread
Author: Jon Hatchman

Ingredients

  • 900 g Strong white bread flour
  • 300 g Sourdough starter
  • 60 g Salt
  • 400 ml Tepid water
  • 60 ml Olive oil
  • Semolina to dust loaf

Instructions

  • Place the sourdough starter (300ml of tepid water and 600g strong white bread flour, half the olive and salt) into a large bowl or a mixer with a dough hook and knead for five minutes. The dough should be fairly sticky. Lightly grease a bowl with the remaining olive oil, add the dough, cover with cling film and leave to prove at room temperature for five hours or in the fridge overnight.
  • Once the dough has proved, return to the bowl or mixer, add the remaining flour and water and knead for 10 minutes, return to the bowl, cover with cling film and allow to prove for another two hours in a warm place.
  • Preheat the oven to 230°C/ 400°F/ gas mark 8.
  • Line a baking sheet if making a loaf or, if making baguettes, prepare the baguette tins.
  • Remove the dough from the bowl, knock back for two minutes and shape into a loaf, dust with semolina, cover with a damp cloth and allow to prove for a further hour.
  • Place a small ramekin of water into the bottom of the oven: this will help the loaf to rise.
  • Once risen, slash the top with a sharp knife and bake in the oven for approximately 30 minutes.
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