Homemade classic bread on sourdough in the oven

Step-by-step cooking

1. Step 1:

   

   Sourdough. To prepare sourdough for bread, we will need: wheat flour, sugar, yeast and warm water.

2. Step 2:

   

   Dissolve yeast and sugar in warm water. Wait 10 minutes. A foam cap should appear on the surface. This means that yeast is active and suitable for baking bread.

3. Step 3:

   

   Pour the sifted flour into the yeast and mix until smooth.

4. Step 4:

   

   The consistency of the sourdough should be like thick sour cream. Leave the sourdough in a warm place for 1 hour. The sponge should increase in volume.

5. Step 5:

   

   Bubbles will appear on the surface. The sourdough can be left for longer. I left it for 10 hours. In the evening I kneaded the sourdough, and in the morning I baked it. However, after such a time, the sponge falls off a little, but the bubbles remain. And fermentation begins in it, that is, the sourdough is transformed into the initial starter. The truth is still very immature. But there is already a slight sour taste in it. This is reflected in the taste of the finished bread.

7. Step 6:

   

   Dough. To knead the dough, we will need wheat flour and sugar. You can take a little less sugar if you want to get a more neutral crumb to taste.

8. Step 7:

   

   Add flour and sugar to the dough. Knead a homogeneous soft and elastic dough. Knead with your hands for about 10 minutes. IMPORTANT: add flour gradually. Because the processes in the dough are different for everyone. And you may need more or less flour - as much as the dough will take. For example, after 10 hours, the sourdough slightly fell off and the flour needed 70 g less. Therefore, watch the consistency. The dough should not stick to your hands, but it should not be too tight and tight either

9. Step 8:

   

   Put the dough in a greased vegetable oil bowl. Cover with a towel and leave for 1 hour to approach.

10. Step 9:

    

    Put the dough that has come up on a floured table, knead and form a round loaf. Make a cross-shaped incision on the loaf and transfer the dough to a baking sheet covered with parchment.

11. Step 10:

    

    Bake for about 40 minutes at 200 degrees. Pre-place a container of water under the baking sheet. Then the bread will turn out lush and not over-dried inside.