Super Simple Sourdough Sandwich Bread

I'm finally happy with this method… it took a few tries, but it works great!!


I had been reading about No-Knead methods of making bread, and I'd tried it with my Sour Dough with mixed results… many times with very "flat" loaves… (not happy with that)…


The problem was that Sour Dough is a much more wet/tender dough than traditional doughs, but I still felt the method could work if I could just figure out a way to not "wreck" the dough after its first rise… 


Here's what I've done, and the results, try it out yourselves, its so simple its crazy!!


First, you don't need any special kind of baking pan, a simple glass loaf pan works great…  You will need something to put the loaf pan in - a large piece of plasticware, or a large bowl you can cover with plastic wrap… you might even be able to use a large casserole dish with a lid...


Carefully shape a piece of parchment paper to fit your loaf pan - think Origami & fold neatly to keep from having lots of creases in the final product.

Mix the following ingredients together in a large bowl, and place directly in the parchment lined loaf pan:
  1 cup Levian (a.k.a. sourdough starter - I use the equal-measure method)
  1 pound, by weight, Bread Flour
  2 tsp Salt
  1 cup Warm Water (not hot, just warm)

Placing un-risen loaf in container...

Seal the loaf pan up and wait 6-12 hours, I've done both lengths of time & they've worked well… you can also choose (after this period) to refrigerate overnight to allow the sour flavor to develop, just remember to bring it up to room temp (a few hours on the counter) before baking.

Risen loaf 6 hours later...

Preheat oven to 375F, once preheated place loaf pan in oven and bake for 40 minutes.

Carefully remove pan from oven, the bread can be pulled out by the parchment paper immediately and placed on a rack.  After a few minutes (just long enough for things to be able to be handled) remove the parchment paper, leave bread covered with a cloth on a cooling rack until cool enough to store…

I love the soft nature of this bread!!  And cleanup is easy… the loaf pan & sealing container have never been touched by dough, they are already clean - Yes!!

Mmmm!!  Jeff loves this bread!!