This Easy Sourdough Bread in the bread machine is a simple solution for busy people. Make a really delicious sourdough style loaf without the work involved in looking after a sourdough starter.
4.65 from 14 votes
Prep Time 10 minutesmins
Cook Time 40 minutesmins
Resting and Proving 9 hourshrs
Total Time 9 hourshrs50 minutesmins
Course Baking
Cuisine American, British
Servings 12slices
Calories 160kcal
Equipment
bread machine
Large bowl
Sharp knife
Baking sheet
Ingredients
For the starter
200millilitreswater
175gramsstrong white flour
50gramswholemeal flour
1/4teaspoonyeastfast action
Bread Ingredients
120millilitreswater
225gramsstrong white flour
50gramswholemeal flour
25gramsrye flour
1 1/2teaspoonsalt
1/2teaspoonsugar
1/2teaspoonyeastfast action
Instructions
Put the starter ingredients into the machine, put on the dough program.
Leave in the unopened machine for a minimum of 2 hours or overnight after the end of the cycle. The longer you leave it the stronger the flavour. You can transfer the pan to a warmer room if necessary and cover it with a clean tea towel.
Add the remaining ingredients
Put on the dough program.
If you wish to bake the bread in the bread machine and not the oven, then set to a baking program at this point.
When the programme is complete remove dough and knock-back, make into a round and leave to prove. for an hour until it has doubled in size.
Preheat the oven to 220C.
Transfer the dough to a floured baking sheet. Slash the top of the bread with a sharp knife several times and bake for about 40 mins.
Remove from the oven and place on a cooling tray until completely cold.
Notes
Our bread machine is in a cooler part of our utility room. So when I am leaving the starter to rise overnight, I bring it into the warmer kitchen. You can bake this bread in your bread machine, but the crust and texture will not be the same.