Best Beginner Sourdough Sandwich Bread No Yeast
A soft sourdough sandwich bread with a tender texture and amazing flavor without using any store-bought yeast, just the wonderful power of wild leavening. This is incredibly soft with very little crumb, so it holds up well to all your favorite sandwich fixings!
Servings: 12 to 14
Ingredients
- 175 grams water 3/4 cup
- 200 grams active starter 1 cup
- 7 grams sugar 1.5 teaspoons
- 7 gram salt 1.5 teaspoons
- 15 grams melted salted butter 1 Tablespoon
- 400 grams all-purpose flour 2.75 cups
Instructions
- Place water in a large mixing bowl and add in starter with melted butter, stir to combine. Add in remaining ingredients and stir until well combined. Dough should clean the sides of the bowl.
- Knead for 8 minutes and check for window pane test. Knead for 2 more minutes if not at window pane and check again. Dough shouldn’t stick to your fingers.
- Lightly flour surface and roll out dough into a rectangle. Roll up into a loaf, tucking edges under to create tension on top. Place in parchment lined or greased loaf pan.
- Cover so it doesn’t develop a skin or dry out and allow to rise until doubled and up even with edges of loaf pan. Right before baking, brush top with melted butter.
- Bake in preheated 400 degree Fahrenheit oven for 30 to 32 minutes.
- Remove from loaf pan onto cooling rack, slather with more butter, and allow to cool for at least 15 to 20 minutes (longer if possible) before slicing.
Notes
- to make this with fresh ground or whole wheat flour, increase liquid to 250 grams of water (1 and 1/4 cups). Dough will feel slightly sticky but after resting for 10 minutes, it will soak up the water.
- the best way to store homemade bread is to let it cool fully and then store in a plastic bag or a cotton bread bag for 3 to 4 days.
