Easy Wheat Sourdough Bread (abm)

Total Time: 49 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 48 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup sourdough starter
• 3/4 cup warm water
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/4 cups proofed sourdough starter
• 1 cup water
• 3 tablespoons powdered milk
• 1 tablespoon lemon juice
• 1/4 cup instant potato flakes
• 1/4 cup whole wheat flour
• 3 3/4 cups bread flour
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 3 tablespoons butter (oil is fine)
• 2 teaspoons salt

Recipe

• 1 for the sponge. (this will make the proofed sourdough starter.).
• 2 1 cup starter, 3/4 cup water & 2 cups flour.
• 3 mix the starter with the flour & water.
• 4 set aside and let sit 4-8 hours or overnight in the refrigerator.
• 5 let proceed till it expands 3 times it's original size.
• 6 for the dough.
• 7 add in all ingredients starting from 1 1/4 proofed starter into the bread machine.
• 8 let the bread machine mix, kneed and do the first rise.
• 9 remove at beep to lightly floured surface.
• 10 divide dough into 2 equal portions.
• 11 pat each dough portion out into a flat circle.
• 12 gently stretch and fold the left side over the middle, then the right over the middle.
• 13 like folding a letter.
• 14 shape, always keeping the folded side on the bottom.
• 15 spray pan with pam & then place shaped dough into pans.
• 16 spray the tops and cover with plastic wrap.
• 17 refrigerate over night.
• 18 take out in the morning and let them finish rising at room temperature.
• 19 they should be light.
• 20 don't rush the rising or your bread will be dense.
• 21 bake at 350 until done, about 30 minutes.
• 22 if your bread is browning too fast, tent with aluminum foil.
• 23 the bread is done when internal temperature reaches 210.