Sam Sam’s Sourdough Recipe

I learned this delicious sourdough recipe from my friend Sammi, and the best part is that it’s completely no-knead, making it perfect for beginners. I love baking bread but often find excuses not to, and this recipe has shown me just how simple it can be. All you need is a live starter, 30 minutes to prep the dough, and 45 minutes in the morning to bake a fresh loaf.

You can customize each loaf by adding toppings or folding in ingredients like olives or roasted garlic. The original recipe is from Feasting at Home, and you’ll need to start your sourdough starter a day before baking—here’s their starter guide.

Kitchen tools you’ll need:

• 4 to 6-quart Dutch oven with lid (or bread baker)

• High-temp parchment paper

• Large mixing bowl

• Measuring cup

• Kitchen towel

• Sharp knife for scoring

• Kitchen scale

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SAM SAM’S SOURDOUGH

Prep time: 24 hours

Serves: 3-4

Cook Time: 45-60 mins

Total Time: 1.5 days

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INGREDIENTS

• 4 cups organic white bread flour, spooned and leveled (520 grams total flour). I highly recommend using a scale.

• 2 teaspoons fine sea salt (12 grams)

• 1 7/8 cups filtered water (385 grams)

• 1/3 cup sourdough starter (90 grams) fed 8-10 hours earlier

  extras

• rice flour or extra flour for dusting.

• topping options: sesame seeds, flaky salt, Italian seasoning, fennel seeds, poppy seeds, chia seeds, dill seeds

• Once you get used to the dough, try adding roasted garlic, nuts, dried fruit, or olives.

INSTRUCTIONS

1. In a large mixing bowl, combine flour and salt together

2. In a small bowl mix sourdough starter and water together

3. Pour starter + water mix into flour and mix until fully incorporated

4. Let rest 15 minutes. Stretch the dough, right in the bowl. Repeat 15 minutes later

5. Cover and let rest on the kitchen counter overnight for 8-14 hours. Best in humid temperatures

6. In the morning, preheat your over to 475 with the dutch oven inside it, then stretch, fold and shape your dough into a ball

7. Place in a parchment-lined bowl, let rise 1 hour in the refrigerator while the oven preheats

8. Next, score the dough by slicing 1/2 inch long line into your bread, then add any toppings you would like and dust with rice flour

9. Place parchment paper with dough into your heated dutch oven carefully, place back in the oven

10. Bake 25 minutes with your dutch oven lid on then remove the lid reduce the heat to 450 and bake an additional 10-15 minutes

11. It will smell amazing. Remove bread from the dutch oven, let it cool 1 hour on a rack or tilted up on its side, before slicing so you don’t let the steam out, ENJOY!

    Stays good on the counter covered with kitchen towel for 2-3 days, then move it to a zip lock bag to keep it moist for longer.

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