German Sourdough Bread (no Bread Machine)

Total Time: 24 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 30 mins Cook Time: 24 hrs

Ingredients

• Servings: 15
• 2 (1/4 ounce) packages dry yeast
• 1 cup water
• 1 cup flour (one half can be rye flour)
• 1 1/2 cups water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 2 tablespoons oil
• 4 1/2 cups flour (one third can be rye flour)
• flour

Recipe

• 1 sourdough:.
• 2 mix yeast with warm water.
• 3 mix yeast mixture with flour.
• 4 let stand for 24 hours at a warm place.
• 5 dough:.
• 6 mix sourdough with warm water, salt, oil and flour.
• 7 knead until smooth and allow to rise for 30 minutes at a warm place.
• 8 knead dough and shape into loaf.
• 9 place loaf on a cookiesheet and let 30 minutes rise.
• 10 cut 2-3 1/4 inch deep slashes into loaf.
• 11 preheat oven to 400 degrees fahrenheit and bake for 1 hour.