You won’t believe how easy it is to make Sourdough Bread at home. This beginner-friendly sourdough recipe does not require kneading and has straightforward and clear steps. Perfectly crusty on the outside and tender on the inside, you will love this chewy loaf bursting with rich, deep flavor. This is my favorite bread and making at at home is so fun! You'll love having this fresh from the oven, it has a wonderful crisp crust and soft chewy interior. I give you an overview of making your own starter in the video, if you want a full step-by-step there's a link in the blog post below.
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Yes, please do a video on the complete process of doing a starter. Would definitely love to watch that.
I would love this also!
Me too
The link is in the description
@@virginiaadams5091 there's no link to the sourdough STARTER in the description.
@@extremepancakerat The description has the sourdough recipe link (and inside that is the starter recipe link)
Never delete this video!!! 5 stars my bread came out perfectly 😮 beautiful open crumb
What size pot did you use?
I hope you read your comments. I spent a long time and many tears attempting to make sourdough bread. Then I found this video. I've been baking a loaf of bread every week, my husband and all my neighbors LOVE IT! THANK YOU!!! I've shared this video so many times I lost count. ❤
You totally need your own TV Show. I love watching you. It doesn't matter what you are doing I just enjoy listening to you.
Personally, I use apple juice to hydrate my starter instead of water. The sugar helps feed the yeast, and gives the bread a nice appley, tangy flavor that I enjoy.
That's a great idea, thanks for sharing
That’s a great idea!!
That's an awesome suggestion. Thank you.
That sounds good. Pineapple juice works well also...
I’ma gonna try that!!! Thank you.
Thank you for making this. I have learned a few things. First - there is no way I am ever making sourdough bread. But more importantly, I will forever have a new respect and appreciation for what went into making this stuff every time I buy it at the market.
I just followed his tutorial and honestly it‘s so much quicker than it seems. As long as you can arrange the stretched out process with your schedule it really is only 30min total work time, if not less! The rest is just resting/baking.
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I said that too. But a year later my starter is doing well and I make bread all the time. Oh and when you’re buying it at the market they’re taking shortcuts usually. They’re not doing all of this.
This made me LOL cos I thought the exact same thing!! 🙌
Holly Molly same😢😂❤
I've been on the sourdough experimental path for around 2 months. 2 months of failure. It's hard to fail over and over again. I haven't even made a "good" starter! I gave up. I was actually crying, and my husband found this video, he asked me to please not give up. THANK YOU!!! This recipe works! Even with my "sub par" starter! You've gained one more subscriber!
Good job for not giving up!! It’s my starter day 9 and I’m making it now. It’s my first time but I will follow John’ s video to the tea! Wish me luck 😁
Can relate, 3wks of average looking starter, 3 loaves baked (edible at least, but not very exciting- loaves seem rather heavy & dough not very stretchy). It gets frustrating after all the time wasted & flour wasted doesn't it! Hope you have it sorted now
Aw, I feel bad for you 😢. Sounds like you’re being super hard on yourself. Glad it worked out for you in the end.
It could be the air, temperature/humidity in your home.
It seems to be a common misunderstanding. Sourdough is not a product of yeast but rather bacteria, just as yogurt is a product of bacteria. Put wheat berries in a cup of water at 25 C until the water becomes bubbly, almost like carbonated. Pour that water into a mix of whole wheat flour and let it sit at 25 C until bubbly. Then add that starter to the mix that will be your bread and let it sit at 25 C until risen. Then bake. You don't need to use the wheat berries once we have the primary starter started. Instead of wheat berries, cabbage leaves can also be used in warm water overnight until sparkly as if carbonated. Then, use that fizzy water to mix with whole wheat flour to make your starter. Do not add salt. Salt will not kill the yeast but will kill the bacteria. Everyone thinks they are eating sourdough bread because it tastes sourdough, but it's not real if it has salt added when made.
Yes! Please do a video explaining, step by step, how you make the starter. You always explain things so well. You are a great teacher!
It's really not that complicated. It's just putting some water into flour and letting the yeast in the air around you grow in it. It's actually easier because you don't have to add your own yeast, and there's enough in the air that your mixture only has to be exposed for a minute for it to grow. Just use the proportions in this video and try not to use chlorinated water (use bottled instead), and that's about it. As he says, just remember to add some flour every couple of days to feed it, although it will usually last a long time on its own anyway.
It is super easy. 👌 You can't mess it up. It's just flour and water. He has detailed instructions for quantities on his website.
I make it but it isnt 1/2C of flour each time its only 2TB of flour & water a day & takes 5 days. If you make the quantity he shows, you have to throw away A LOT.
@@proudgrandma138 , wow! Thank you.
@@proudgrandma138 just to clarify, 2 TBLS of flour and 2 TBLS of water a day?
John, I made this bread, step by step, using the long process and all I can say is WOW! Best bread ever! My family has now demanded next week I bake 2 loafs. One loaf just is not enough! Best sourdough bread recipe ever. Thank you!
Oh my heavens! I have been making bread for so many years and this was the best recipe and instructions I have ever seen. I am so obsessed with making bread now. I’ve made five loaves since I found your video three days ago thank you so much
Can I put brown flour?
Thank you John Kanell! I have never made sourdough bread before and now I've made five loaves so far using your recipe and each one turned out exactly the way you showed! I am noticing that it is important to have a starter that is "hungry" for the best sour flavor. I live in a small canyon community, we share cooked and canned items, and your bread is a huge hit. 🤩
This is awesome encouragement for me on my first attempt, thanks! One web page i read said to feed the starter 4hrs before making the dough, but my starter looks bubblier when its been sitting overnight, so I'm going to try making my first loaf with the starter that hasn't been fed for a day or so (wish me luck!)
I accidentally skipped the letting it sit on the counter for 6-12 hrs and just placed it in the frig overnight but it still turned out amazing! I am making 3 loaves tonight and I’m leaving 2 loaves on the counter and one loaf to do a quick oven light ferment before I put that one in the frig because it’s almost 11pm and that one loaf is needed in the morning 😂
I love sourdough bread!! I believe Sourdough makes the absolute best grilled cheese sandwiches! And homemade croutons! This looks amazing, John!!
Thanks so much!!!
You are so right!
Love the way your mind works - outside the box!
I make grilled cheese using sourdough bread and my picky husband said it was the BEST tasting grilled cheese!!!
@@ruthtown5257 It really does make the best grilled cheese.
This sourdough recipe is amazing! Used a different recipe for my first loaf and it was not up to my standards so I tried this recipe and took all the long steps & I’m blown away with how great it turned out!! Thank you for teaching this process ❤
OMG this is the best thing I made all year 🤩🤩,, thank u for the amazing recipe,, this will always be my go to now,, but I don’t have that pan,, I used parchment on a pizza stone and cover with bottom of Dutch oven,, then browned for the last 10 mins no cover,, and even put a tray of water on lower rack,, that spilled all over the bottom of my oven🤪🤪,, but when I cut that bread after an hour and half,, omg still amazing,, and a ton of flavor with my 12 day old starter,, my new go to,, can’t thank u enough
I have done this twice both loaves turned out perfect 😊
I’ve been thinking about making sourdough, how did you know John?! This recipe is great!
We are on the same page!!!
😁
Me too, I was thinking about sourdough bread yesterday and today I found his video.
For me, I don't know if it gets much better than that first slice into fresh made bread. The sound, the smell... it's just happiness for the senses! Thank you for this recipe John, I can't wait to try it!
I don’t know why I didn’t just come to your video first! I watched other videos and there were lots of failed attempts and lots of tears! I finally came to your channel and you explain it perfectly!! I do everything step-by-step and really bring it down to a beginner level. You are simply the best. ❤
Raise your hand if you come to John's videos when you're having a bad day and need some cheering up? ✋🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️🖐️ Going to be attempting this recipe this week. He makes it look easy. Wish me luck 🤞
Yes, I'll agree with the others, this bread recipe is nothing short of ama-ZING! It was my first time baking sour dough, and it came out PERFECT! Thank you so much for showing us newbies how--I'll be making it again, and again, and AGAIN!
Hi john. How about a video on traditional Mexican bolillos? My all - time favorite bread !! Btw- you’re a great teacher
I made my first sourdough loaf today & it came out perfect!! Your video made it so easy to follow & took the intimidation out of making sourdough bread. Thank you!!
"Trust me and just give it a try" Yes Sir! You are always the first choice, when my wife and I are looking for recipes, for a reason. You've never let us down! Thankyou!
John, please show us how to make the sourdough starter. Thank you for your amazing channel and recipes!!😊
It's not hard. He went over basically everything at the beginning.
Huh? Sourdough starter is literally just flour and water 🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
@@veggigoddess no yeast??
@@nadiamillones9979 No yeast. How I made mine is this: 1/4 cup warm water, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. Wide mouth mason jar. Day1: mix together and sit in a warm spot in the kitchen with the lid lose on. Day 2 thru day 8, repeat day one but remove half the starter before adding the water and flour. By day 8 you should see a lot of bubbles and have that sweet sourdough smell. Now you can make his bread! Make sure you use water with no chlorine in it because chlorine will kill your starter. I use bottled water for my starter. This process pulls out wild yeast from the air around it plus from the flour. I made John's sourdough bread with my starter, and it was the best bread I have ever eaten ! Good luck my friend!
How I made mine is this: 1/4 cup warm water, 1/2 cup whole wheat flour. Wide mouth mason jar. Day1: mix together and sit in a warm spot in the kitchen with the lid lose on. Day 2 thru day 8, repeat day one but remove half the starter before adding the water and flour. By day 8 you should see a lot of bubbles and have that sweet sourdough smell. Now you can make his bread! Make sure you use water with no chlorine in it because chlorine will kill your starter. I use bottled water for my starter. This process pulls out wild yeast from the air around it plus from the flour. I made John's sourdough bread with my starter, and it was the best bread I have ever eaten. My starter that I use now is about 2 months old.
I really found your instructions it so easy to follow and I appreciate the step-by-step method that you have outlined. I have a real nice potent starter ready to stretch and fold.
Omgoodness, i just completed my very 1st loaf of sourdough bread using this recipe and it is FANTASTIC! Thank you for the step by step, clear instructions. ❤❤
I just finished my stretches and folds and now it will Sit on my couch yet while I go to bed! Can’t wait until morning and I can continue. It will rise in the fridge while I’m at work and I’ll bake it tomorrow evening !
I just started my sourdough journey and I stumbled across your video and let me tell you. Flawless!! Tasty crispy chewy crust and such a delicious taste. You made this accessible to novices like me and your instructions are explained so well. And I remembered that trivet!! Tysm
Well said. Lol! I remembered the trivet too 😂
I'm just starting out but struggling with a lot (baked first 3 in last couple days ago & 2 more in fridge waitiing to go in oven). It just seems so heavy/dry & not much in the way of air bubbles & the dough is not exactly stretchy like Johns when i work with it! Wish i knew what I'm doing wrong! Any tips plz?
Yes please make a video on the starter! I’m a novice baker who has failed at baking until I started watching your videos lol. They’re so easy to follow and they always come out great! Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge, skills, and all around fantastic attitude with us!
You have the best way of taking some of the stress that can go along with learning to make bread. I appreciate that. 💜
I love this recipe so much it works every time do not skip slow fermentation in the fridge i bake a loaf every day and I have tried both methods. 6 hrs or so for bulk fermentation and overnight or about 12 hrs minimum in the fridge. Thank you soooo much for this recipe!
John, you are a master teacher! Ive been trying to make sourdough for years and I finally was successful using your recipe! thank you so much for making this available for free!
Sourdough bread is really good. Great recipe John! The smell of freshly baked bread is amazing 😄😋😊
I'm a total beginner to sourdough and used this recipe for my first time. My sourdough loaf came out perfectly!! I've only used this recipe since then and every time it comes out so delicious and beautiful. Thank you so much!!
Grew up in San Francisco, every corner store had fresh sourdough bread daily, except Sunday and Wednesday, and I loved , loved loved it!! We had sourdough bread at least 3 days a week!! with butter!! Man, I miss those days!!
Thank you so much!!! I just pulled my first ever loaf of sourdough out of the oven and it came out so delicious!! You are an angel!!
I recently made my own starter and now needed a bread recipe! I followed yours and it turned out beautifully! 😍 thanks a bunch!!
Love Preppy Kitchen .. heartfelt thank you John!!! PLEASE POST THE FULL PROCESS OF THE STARTER !!!
I made a loaf of bread from another recipe that was absolutely horrible and I thought I was doing something wrong with my starter. I came across your page and was able to bake a beautiful loaf. I’m waiting for it to cool down before cutting into it but I can already tell it looks promising!! Thank you so much for your detailed video with all the tips and tricks! I loved how you were able to make such a straight forward video that was easy to follow along without being too lengthy!
I, like so many others, started backing sourdough bread during CVD, but I still love watching people make it. Your video was perfect. I love that you told people about the option of baking same day or refrigerating the dough overnight. You covered every bit people need to know, verses having to gather bits and pieces from so many different videos. This video is a keeper - thank you,
I am new to this sourdough thing. I bought the sourdough starter. I finally made a sourdough bread the other day. It wasn't great it was to moist. I will definitely try your recipe. Thank you for given the option to make it the same day or leave it in the fridge overnight. And thank you for telling us that we can leave in a warm place to speed the process. And them BAKE IT.
Hi, just finished my 4th folding and I wanted to thank you for this video. I don’t use a scale or deal with metrics so your half cup of starter 4 cups of flower and 1 1/3 water was a God send! This is from a starter that languished on the lower rear shelf of the fridge ignored for a year! It had a good 3/4 inch of hooch and when stirred and fed it bubbled and came to life with a fragrance so associated with sourdough! This is definitely a science project! I really like how forgiving you instilled this process can be 36 or 12.
I am starting the process of starting the sourdough....My mouth began to water as you sliced the bread! So beautiful!
Yes please do a "how to" on the starter 😋 This is an awesome recipe 😋😋😋
This is SO easy! Just mix some dough together - flour, sugar, rain water or bottled water - and cover it (like Tupperware) and just let it sit somewhere warm (not hot). If you have pancake batter, just add a little more flour till it's thicker like regular dough. Yeast is optional, but no more than a pinch if you're just doing a starter, because the dough will make its own form of yeast as it ferments into sourdough starter. Then when you go to use it, only use a golf ball-size and add that to the rest of the fresh bread dough. And to feed it, all you have to do is pull a golf ball-sized piece of fresh made bread dough and add it to the sourdough starter container. It will mix itself in. Once it sets into sourdough starter, you can keep it dormant in the fridge, then do what he did and take it out to sit on the counter the night before you need it.
Your bread recipes are amazing! can't wait to try this out later
Hi John ! I was never a baker and never tried my hands at bread making .. inspiration derived from your videos .. I made my own culture using buttermilk home made by turning milk into yogurt and then churning butter milk ..which is normal to indian household and added flour to it … it was ready in three days .. bread turned out amazing .. I just kneaded the dough in first stage with little olive oil ti add aroma .. and here is the result .. thank you
3rd time making this bread and it comes out perfect every time. I love it! Thank you!
I made my first sourdough earlier this week, and it was more than horrible. This video is a lifesaver! John, you're so down to earth, it's a pleasure to watch you, and learn from you! This recipe is all you need, trust me. I feel so much better about myself now, that I just needed a good recipe to join the sourdough club 😅 Also, if you don't have a dutch oven, for me it worked to simply bake the bread in a cake form (or anything will do just use baking sheets). For the first 20 minutes I had a glass bowl of water in the oven to steam the bread, and I also had an oven sheet above the breas (just to cover the light). After 20 minutes removed those both, and got amazing results. Thank you so much John!
"more than horrible" lmao it ain't much but its honest work!
@@shivamanand6112 😭😭😭 Trust me before this video it was BAD
Wow! That’s all I can say. My bread turned out perfectly with a beautiful ear and big holes in the crumb. This recipe is tremendous. It takes a long time to make but it’s so worth it!
I’m so glad I found you! You crack me up. I just started my journey with sourdough and I’m hooked! This is amazing
I have been trying to perfect my bread for about a year. Even though this method takes a long time, it works. The dough is more dense than my previous dough and I was concerned that it would be tough. But, it's not. It must be the refrigeration step that makes the difference because I was doing the other steps. Thanks for the video and the instruction. This loaf is beautiful!
I’m so glad you finally did a sourdough video! So many of the other videos out there are so complicated and intimidating. I can’t wait to try yours. I have had sourdough starter for several months now so I’m ready!
I’m so glad I found your video to coach me through my first sourdough adventure. This morning I baked 2 gorgeous loaves. My husband is jacked, taking pictures to send to family! Too bad we don’t have smell-a-vision, and I wish I could post a pic of these beautiful loaves with their carefully scored and golden design. I’m so proud! I made 2 loaves, one from a 150y.o. Yukon starter pack and the other I cultured from scratch. The scratch loaf is unanimously better!❤ Thank you for such a wonderful “how to” vid. I’ll be checking out the beer bread next!
Thank you so much with Pacific details !!! A lot of other videos from different videos makes it so hard to understand by steps, you made it so clear!!! ❤
Great video! Sourdough bread is one of my favorites. I love the way you teach because your calm, thoughtful and you take care to show us step by step instructions. Much appreciated.
I followed your recipe, but I used regular flour! Bread turned out beautiful! Thank you💕
I just made it. It came out delicious and I'm so excited because this is my first sourdough bread made. I waited so long while the starter was ideal to make it.
Everything John Canell does is superb. I have never had a fail and now I depend on it being GREAT! It always is.❤😊
This is cool to see. As for now, I’ll be buying it at the market and having greater appreciation for the bakers!
May I suggest using an electric knife for slicing? It'll cut through it like butta'. I hope to try this sourdough loaf soon. Thx for the instruction.🍞
I have been waiting for this!! I have been making sourdough for years and I still love watching how everyone else does it. 👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻
Do you always use unclorinated water?
@@hillbill3243 I use tap water filtered through the refrigerator for starter and dough. Never had a problem.
Just made this loaf and its delish. Thanks John, you have rocked my baking world. So many tasty treats.
This makes me want to send flowers to the bakery just to say, "Thanks." That's A LOT of steps!!!
I am in Brazil and sourdough bread is my favorite ever. I’ll prepare this wonderful recipe. Thank you so much!❤
I did it. Your recipe is easy to follow. I've been trying to make this bread for two weeks and failed until I followed your directions. I've been baking for 50yrs but never made sourdough before. Both loaves came out perfect. This is the first time I got far enough to put the dough in the oven and success. I didn't have this much trouble making my starter. The only thing I did different was I used my pizza stone and covered it with my turkey roaster because I don't own a Dutch oven. I misted the stone and oven with water. I got a nice crust with chewy bread. Thank you for making the video. I'm a happy old lady.
I made bread with all purpose flour using this recipe. It turned out great. Thanks
Bread looks delicious!! So much work but looks well worth it. Yes would like a step by step video on how to make sourdough starter and recipe. Thanks 🇨🇦
Yes, please do a sourdough starter! My husband wants me to do a sourdough breadbowl but every sourdough recipe I come across is too complicated for me to comprehend (mainly because I'm not interested in viewing some videos) but I LOVE your videos and you explain things so well!
I would love to see a sourdough stater also!
It's so easy. When I started mine, I followed King Arthur Baking recipe. 113g flour and 113g water, warmed. Mix and place in a container large enough that will allow it to expand at least 3x its size if not larger when active. You want a container with a lid, but not a tight lid, something that rests on top. Every 12 hours, remove 113g starter and to that add 113g flour and 113g warm water. When it gets really active, you can cut down on how much starter you're making so you're not throwing out too much. There are a lot of sourdough starter discard recipes out there, but only so much time to bake. You do want to make sure you're leaving yourself enough to make anew. Also when it's finally active and smells really good, you can refrigerate it. Taking it out weekly to refresh or every 2 weeks. Making the starter you always want warm water. Never chlorinated water, so if you have chlorinated water, never bake bread, any kind of bread, with that water. Use bottled water. We have an RO system, so I use RO water. If it's been in the fridge, leave it on the counter till you see it's starting to bubble and do its thing. Then put it back in the fridge. I use Essos glass jars with a wooden lid for my starter. Found on Amazon. The 1 quart wasn't large enough, it always overflowed, so I bought the next size. I mix mine up in a mixing bowl and transfer it to the glass container. For me, it's a lot easier to measure this way. In your starter, NEVER add packaged yeast. Sourdough is based on wild yeast it's finding in the air, not packaged yeast that's added to it. Hope this helps. 😊
Love this!!! I'd love to have the recipe for the starter, I've never made one!!! Thank you!!!
I can taste that crunch from here! I'm making my first loaf ever right now off of this recipe. With my own culture I grew my self it took some time. This is weeks in the making. I pray it works out!
MOM HAD 100YR OLD ALASKAN STARTER, THE BREAD WAS DENSE & ALMOST LIGHT GREEN PERLESLENT COLOR, DREAM OF IT
That sounds sickly
Yess please make a tutorial on the sourdough starter! That would be so helpful
I am always skeptical about starting to make sourdough bread. But hey, if John has a recipe for it, then there's no excuse.
I had been struggling with sourdough: granted, my starter wasn't as mature as it could have been but it was far from the only issue. The first time I made an almost perfect loaf was when I followed this video to the letter. I say "almost" because it burned just a smidge on the bottom: too brown and thick, but not inedible by any means. John doesn't mention here that you need to adjust your shelf so the LOAF, not the Dutch oven, is in the exact middle of the oven, and turn off the convection function if you can. Those two tweaks fixed the overcooked bottom. Other than that, once your starter is mature (cannot stress that enough), this video WILL give you perfect sourdough.
I just made my first loaf of sour dough using this recipe. Turned out SO GOOD. Thanks for you video.
WoW!!! That is definitely a process & a labor of love! Looks amazing!! 👍🏽👍🏽
love you're recipes 💗💗
Sooooo Glad you like them!
Sourdough bread is such a great sandwich bread! I was planning on making bread this week and seeing this recipe made my day:) I would love to see a Chocolate Macaron recipe!😄
You make me happy whenever you instruct! So fun!
Thank you for adding videos about breads. You've helped me to finally overcome my bread baking block!!. That's a huge deal to me. I am so grateful.
I am the lazy sourdough bread maker. I have a recipe that I mix up, throw in the fridge overnight, never spending my day folding and fussing (tried that way)🙃, and in the morning letting it warm while I do other things, then butter a loaf pan + a mini loaf pan, plop in there with a bowl scrapper, let it sit 20 minutes, no scoring needed, and half hour later I have a delicious loaf of sourdough bread. 😋 Easy Peasy. 😉 😉
Sounds like my kinda baking. Please share the recipe!
@Camille Demarais sure! I hope John doesn't mind... 240g ripe sourdough starter 360g all-purpose flour 1 1/2 tsp salt 2 tbsp granulated sugar 334g water (doesn't matter temp because it's going straight into the fridge) You can use 1 tsp yeast if you don't want to wait a long time for the rise in the morning. Mix everything up in a bowl, cover, and refrigerate until the morning. I take it out at about 7 and it's risen and ready to go by 10-10:30. Oven at 425°. Grease with butter an 8 1/2 x 4 1/2 inch bread pan AND a mini loaf pan. It doesn't work in a 9x5 pan for some reason. I couldn't get the inside to cook all the through. At least I didn't have luck. The dough is a loose dough, much like some of the artisan bread doughs that sit out overnight, so don't worry about that. I best guess how much goes into each pan, let rise on the counter for another 10-20 minutes. Mine take 20. Sometimes they don't do anything at this time. Put the pans in your oven for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, lower the temp to 375° and bake the smaller loaf for another 17 minutes, the larger loaf stays in for 3 minutes longer. In my oven, to reach an internal temp of 200°, this is how long it takes. Remember, every oven is different! Turn out onto a cooling rack and let cool. Enjoy, because it's delicious!
@@luv2garden132 Thanks so much!
@Camille Demarais You're welcome!
Hi can you please send me your step by step recipe please thank you
I started to bake sourdough bread 3 years ago and never stopped! It's so delicious
Thanks for this well executed lesson on sour dough bread. You really went all out on the tips and tricks to achieve a great loaf and I'm eager to try now. Love your recipes!
This is your second tutorial I’ve used with spectacular results. My sourdough loaf was lovely, with great texture and flavor. Previously I made your lemon meringue pie. I was told it was a masterpiece. LOL. Thank you for your clear instruction, your engaging personality & humor. It makes a difference since rewatching was essential for me. I need to understand why I’m doing what I’m doing so the skills can transfer. You’ve helped me move beyond birthday cakes and brownies, so thank you!
Can I plz get the whole starter recipe for this Ty love ur recipes 😊
Ok Jonh is getting scary at this point, every time I think about making something you uploate a video about it. Is this your teacher superpower?
Ikr
Same…
🙋 me too!
Same here!!!!
YESS I was thinking of sourdough as well
John there is no way i have the patience to make this....but it looks sooooooi AMAAAAAZZING!!!!
You are a GEM! Thank you so much for your wonderful tutorials! I learn sooo much from you and Love watching, and making many of your recipes! Keep 'em coming! Grazie Mille!
Love your recipes❤️✨
Thank you sooooo much!!!
The starter recipe would be a plus! Thank you for the video!
Hi John. I'm 70 and never tried making SD bread and never intended to..i even sold my dutch oven whaaa!! i must admit i winged it a bit with my starter just throwing some bread flour and filtered water into a jar, not expecting things to work at all, i never even measured anything, but surprise surprise i now have a healthy bubbly SD starter. I thought uh oh now i have to really start making this bread and who do i turn to to teach me, well there's only one person an that is you my lovely. so as we speak my dough is in the process of the 6 hour rest and bubbles are forming and i'm happy with what i see. I will update tomorrow after completion although i'm now scratching my head as to what the heck i'm going to bake it in. Thanks for a great easy to follow video.
15:22 Thank you for this amazing recipe tried many an online recipe with varying success but this was by far the best bread I have ever made as good as any artisan bakery …. Very simple recipe
It's pronounced auto-lease and it should be just water and flour. I know that loads of sourdough bakers suggest this extra step of hydrating the flour before mixing the yeast and salt but I prefer an all in method like you're doing. Zero discernable difference in my experience 🤷🏼♀️
My bottom crust gets so hard to cut and dark, I’ve started to place the Dutch oven onto a cookie sheet and also put some tin foil in the bottom of the pot before heating it.
Thanks so much for taking the time to make this video. Just did my first stretch and fold on my first loaf of sour dough. We'll see!!
I can't help but smile when the beautiful ball of dough comes together😍☺️
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What should I use if I don't have that pot?
you can use two baking trays with two of your oven racks. the top rack should have the sourdough loaf and the bottom rack should have water. what you want to do is have the oven at 500°F and introduce some steam once the dough goes into the oven. the steam helps the dough rise. it's a lot easier with the dutch oven though, highly recommend getting one.
I just want to say that I had given up on making sourdough bread. I'm a chef of more than 30 years and yet the recipes I tried all failed to some degree. This morning I had the most beautiful, delicious loaf ever and it's all thanks to you. My deepest gratitude. I will never try any other recipe again!!
I been watching videos and reading for a month while creating my starter, how to make it into the bread, your video is the only one that made it simple. THANK YOU SO MUCH!(also love your danish cookies now a family favorite❤).