Beginner Sourdough Bread Recipe
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Beginner Sourdough Bread is a rustic loaf with a crackling crust and chewy, open crumb with signature tang. This approachable recipe delivers bakery-quality results from your home kitchen without complicated techniques.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 1- 500 g (3¾ cups + 2 tablespoons) all-purpose flour (preferably King Arthur)
- 12 g (2 teaspoons) fine sea salt
- 350 g (1½ cups) warm water (80°F/27°C)
- 100 g (½ cup) active sourdough starter (fed 4 to 6 hours ago, doubled in size, and bubby) OR levain (see instructions in the recipe notes)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 100M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 40m
- Sodium
- 5494mg
- Total sugar
- 5g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 117mg
- Calcium
- 87mg
- Iron
- 4mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 5494MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.