Manny’s Choice Sourdough Sandwich Bread Loaf

Course Sourdough

Servings

Make the dough: First, dissolve the honey into the warm water, then stir in Manny’s Choice Sourdough Starter until combined. In a separate bowl, mix together Manny’s Choice Flour, butter, sugar, and salt. Next, add in the liquids and stir until all the Manny’s Choice Flour is hydrated. Cover the bowl and let rest at room temperature for 30 minutes. After resting, knead the dough for about 6minutes using the dough hook attachment in a stand mixer or by hand. The dough should be smooth and tacky. Then, place in a covered bowl and let rise overnight, until almost doubled in size (about 8 – 12 hours). Once risen, gently turn onto a lightly floured surface and let rest for about 8 minutes. Prepare a buttered 9" x 5" loaf pan.
Shape the dough: Gently pull the dough into a rectangular shape, roll the rectangle into a log, then tuck both ends of the log underneath. Clean the surface of excess flour. Next, make the top surface of the log as smooth as possible by pulling excess dough toward the underside of the log using hands and bench scraper. Once shaped, the log can be placed in the 9" x 5" loaf pan. Lastly, cover and let rise until puffy (about 3 hours).
Bake Bread: Preheat the oven to 500°F. When bread goes in, lower the oven temperature to 375°F and bake for about 35-40 minutes or until the top of the bread is browned. Then, let the loaf rest in the pan for about 15 minutes before removing and let the loaf cool completely before slicing.
Enjoy!

Tips:

We highly recommend using weight to measure ingredients as this is most accurate when baking.
100% hydration means that an established starter is fed 1 gram of water for every gram of flour.
Sourdough starter is active and ready to use when a small amount floats in water.