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Lazy Sourdough Bread

The perfect sourdough bread recipe with a lazy starter that uses a little yeast to help with the rise.

Keyword Bread Recipe, Sourdough Bread, Sourdough Recipe with Yeast
Author Sunup to Sundown

Ingredients

  • 1 cup ripe (fed) sourdough starter
  • 1 1/2 cups lukewarm water
  • 1 to 2 tsp instant yeast
  • 2 1/2 tsp salt
  • 5 cups all purpose flour

Instructions

  1. Combine all of the ingredients, kneading to form a smooth dough.

  2. Allow the dough to rise, in a lightly greased, covered bowl, until it's doubled in size, about 90 minutes.

  3. Gently divide the dough in half; it'll deflate somewhat.

  4. Gently shape the dough into two oval loaves or for longer loaves, two 10-11 inch logs.

  5. Place the loaves on a lightly greased or parchment-lined baking sheet.

  6. Cover and let rise until they are very puffy, about 1 hour.

  7. Towards the end of the rising time, preheat the oven to 425 degrees.

  8. Spray the loaves with lukewarm water and dust generously with flour.

  9. Make two fairly deep diagonal slashes in each ; a serrated bread knife, works well here.

  10. Bake the bread for 25 to 30 minutes, until it's a very deep golden brown. Remove it from the oven, and cool on a rack.

Recipe Notes

Why the wide range in the yeast amount?  If you're sure your starter is healthy and vigorous, use 1 teaspoon yeast.  If your starter seems a bit lethargic, go with 2 teaspoons yeast.