Machine Sourdough Bread

Name: Machine Sourdough Bread
Yield: Makes 1 Loaf
Ingredients: 15 g/½ oz/1 tbsp butter; 10 ml/2 tsp lemon juice; 325 g/11½ oz/scant 3 cups unbleached white bread flour; 15 ml/1 tbsp lemon juice; 400 g/14 oz/3½ cups unbleached white bread flour; 75 g/3 oz/⅔ cup wholemeal (whole-wheat) bread flour; 125 g/4½ oz/generous ½ cup natural (plain) live yogurt; 175 ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup water; 7 ml/1¼ tsp easy bake dried yeast; 150 g/5 oz/⅔ cup natural live yogurt; 250 ml/9 fl oz/generous 1 cup water; 5 ml/1 tsp easy bake (rapid-rise) dried yeast; 200 ml/7 fl oz/⅞ cup water; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp easy bake dried yeast; 170 g/6 oz/¾ cup natural live yogurt; 125 g/4½ oz/generous 1 cup wholemeal bread flour; 475 g/1 lb 1 oz/4¼ cups unbleached white bread flour; 25 g/1 oz/2 tbsp butter; 2.5 ml/½ tsp sugar; 5 ml/1 tsp salt; 7.5 ml/1½ tsp salt; 100 g/3½ oz/scant 1 cup wholemeal bread flour

Preparation info

Makes
1
Loaf

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook

By Jennie Shapter

Published 2010

About

The wonderful sour flavour of this traditional sourdough bread develops during the process of several fermentations; by using a live natural yogurt you can produce a light sour sough bread baked in your machine.

Ingredients

Small

175 ml/6 fl oz/¾ cup water
125

Bread
Vegetarian

Method

Pour the water into the bread machine pan. Add the yogurt and lemon juice. If the instructions for your machine specify that the yeast is to be placed in the pan first, reverse the order in which you add the liquid and the dry ingredients.
Sprinkle over the flours, ensuring they cover the water. Add the butter, salt and sugar in separate corners of th