Description
Learn how to make a delicious and crusty sourdough bread bowl at home! This recipe provides step-by-step instructions for creating the perfect homemade sourdough bowl, ideal for serving soups, stews, or dips. Enjoy the tangy flavor and satisfying texture of this classic bread bowl recipe.
Ingredients
Scale
- 200g Active Sourdough Starter
- 400g Bread Flour (or All-Purpose Flour)
- 300g Water (lukewarm)
- 10g Salt
Instructions
- Mixing the Dough: Combine sourdough starter and lukewarm water. Add flour and salt, mix until a shaggy dough forms, and let rest for 30 minutes.
- Bulk Fermentation: Perform stretch and folds every 30 minutes for 2 hours. Let the dough bulk ferment for an additional 4-6 hours, until almost doubled in size.
- Shaping the Dough: Turn dough onto a floured surface, divide into portions, and shape into round balls. Place in a floured proofing basket, seam-side up.
- Proofing: Refrigerate the dough for at least 4 hours, or preferably overnight.
- Baking the Bread Bowls: Preheat oven to 450°F (232°C) with a Dutch oven inside. Invert dough into the hot Dutch oven, score the top, cover, and bake for 20 minutes. Remove lid and bake for an additional 25-30 minutes until golden brown. Cool completely before serving.
Notes
- Use active and bubbly sourdough starter for the best rise.
- Maintain a consistent temperature during bulk fermentation.
- Score deeply enough to control the bread’s expansion during baking.
- Ensure the bread cools completely before cutting to prevent a gummy texture.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 45-50 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 bread bowl
- Calories: 350 Kcal
- Sugar: 2g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 2g
- Saturated Fat: 0.5g
- Unsaturated Fat: 1g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 70g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 10g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
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