Welcome to Your First Sourdough! When I started making sourdough bread a decade ago, I had a lot of questions and a LOT of failures and could have really used a step by step video to walk me through an entry level loaf. This video is just what young-Brian would have wanted. The lower hydration makes it easier to handle and more sourdough starter ferments the loaf faster so it takes less time to make start-to-finish. This is a perfect place to begin your sourdough journey. We can get into higher hydration and silky open crumb in the future. For now, we're talking about an awesome, tasty, rustic sourdough loaf that anyone can make, even if you're an absolute beginner. ▶️Check out my sourdough starter video here: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZHm1aKxAsIs ☕Enjoy this content and want to show support? Consider buying me a "coffee" here: https://ko-fi.com/BrianLagerstrom 📸INSTAGRAM: https://www.instagram.com/brian_lagerstrom/ 🔪MY GEAR 9" ROUND PROOFING BASKET (FOR BOULE): https://amzn.to/3nt2yGU ESCALI DIGITAL SCALE: https://amzn.to/30bNZO3 INSTANT READ THERMOMETER: https://amzn.to/3jab370 5.5 qt LE CREUSET DUTCH OVEN: https://amzn.to/3mTOPsh PIZZA PEEL: https://amzn.to/3je2Grn MY FAV STAINLESS BOWL: https://amzn.to/36j8SL6 STAINLESS BENCH SCRAPER: https://amzn.to/3jfZkUL BREAD KNIFE: https://amzn.to/3j0vHWg BREAD LAME: https://amzn.to/337XuzF RECIPE: i've listed measurements in grams and volumetric, but i HIGHLY recommend using gram measurements as listed for the best results 1. Build the Leaven •100g room temp water (78 F/25 C) or 1/2 cup •25g or 1 TBSP ripe sourdough starter •100g or 1 cup all purpose flour (11.7% protein) Measure water, sourdough starter, and flour into a high sided container and stir to combine. Ferment, covered, at room temperature for 12 hours. 2. Mix the Dough •310g water (92 f / 33 C) or 1 1/4 cup •200g or about 1 cup leaven or (from build stage above. 25g will be left over to propagate your future sourdough starter) •400g or 3 1/4 cup purpose flour (11.7% protein) •50g 1/3 cup whole wheat flour (14% protein) •12g or 2 tsp salt Add water, leaven, flours, and salt to a bowl and stir to combine with a sturdy spoon. Once combined into a shaggy mess of dough, begin to pinch and squeeze with a wet hand until well mixed (about 2-3 minutes depending on how fast you mix). Cover and begin the bulk fermentation 3. Bulk Fermentation Place the dough you just mixed from step 2 above in a warm place to ferment for 30 minutes. After 30 minutes, give you dough a set of strength building folds. See 6:30 for process. Cover dough and place in a warm place for another 30 minutes. After 30 minutes (or 60 minutes total of bulk fermentation, repeat the strength building folds. Cover and place in a warm place and continue to ferment for 2 more hours. 4. Shaping Flour the dough and work surface and flip the dough out onto the work surface. Shape as shown at 8:19. Scoop dough ball into a well floured proofing basket, seam side up. 5. Proofing Cover with a towel and allow to rise at room temperature for 90 minutes. After 90 minutes, when poked your dough ball should hold an indent briefly before bouncing back. 6. Baking Preheat dutch oven in a 500 F / 260 C oven for 30-45min. Sprinkle Semolina or cornmeal onto a piece of parchment and flip your proofed dough ball onto the parchment seam side down. Score with lame, razor blade, or scissors. Load parchment and dough into preheated dutch oven, reduce oven temperature to 485 F / 250C and bake for 18 minutes. See video for alternative baking method. After 18 minutes, remove lid from dutch oven. Reduce oven temperature to 465 F / 240 C and bake for 25 more minutes. CHAPTERS: 0:00 Intro + Sourdough Theory/Overview 4:00 Build Stage 4:50 Mix Stage 6:10 Bulk Fermentation Stage 7:55 Shaping Stage 9:24 Proofing Stage 11:10 Baking Stage #beginnersourdough #easysourdough #yourfirstsourdough || MUSIC || –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– bensound.com –––––––––––––––––––––––––––––– **DISCLAIMER: Some links in this description may be affiliate links. If you buy any of these products using these links I'll receive a small commission at no added cost to you. All links are to products that I actually use or recommend. Thank you in advance for your support!