Step by Step Bread Recipe

flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour adds fiber and nutrients.

olive oil

🥗Healthier: avocado oil

💰Cheaper: vegetable oil

Avocado oil has healthy fats and a similar flavor.

sourdough starter

🥗Healthier: commercial yeast

💰Cheaper: none

Commercial yeast is easier to find and quicker to use.

cheese

🥗Healthier: nutritional yeast

💰Cheaper: none

Nutritional yeast provides a cheesy flavor without dairy.

Measure out 500 grams of bread flour and 375 grams of water.

Take out a quarter cup of water to rehydrate the yeast and heat it to about 105 degrees.

Add a pinch of sugar to the warm water and then add 5 grams of yeast, letting it sit for 10-15 minutes until foamy.

Mix the flour and remaining water together in a large bowl until well combined and let it rest for 30 minutes to 3 hours for autolyse.

After the autolyse, add the foamy yeast mixture to the dough and mix until incorporated.

Add 12.5 grams of salt and mix it into the dough.

Let the dough rise at room temperature for 3.5 to 7 hours, or refrigerate overnight for a slower rise.

After the first rise, stretch and fold the dough in the bowl, repeating every 30 minutes for about 1-2 hours.

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