Basic Sourdough Bread

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I LOVE this recipe! But two things about it, first of all, only bake it for 30 minutes. Second, the first time you make this, it will NOT taste like sour dough, but as you use your starter more and more, it will get sourer and sourer

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I set out to learn how to make sourdough bread. This recipe is simple and through other research I have done, true to the traditional sourdoughs. Some recipes have starter and yeast in the recipe, which is not the traditional way. I have found that sourdough takes longer to rise and the creation of starter is an ongoing process. The bread tastes better as time goes on with the aging of the starter. I have just baked my 6th loaf.....6 weeks into my bread adventure. It's almost like a chemistry project......pretty neat, I think.

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...um... but this isn't sourdough.

I admit that it was the absolute best french bread I ever cooked and one the the most delicious sweet french breads I've ever tasted.

But it's not sourdough.

To be sourdough, the bread has to be ... duh ... sour. No starter that takes only 8 hours can be called sour. To make sourdough starter you must leave this started on the counter for the better part of the week until it is (like me! full of bacteria, slightly alcoholic, and emiting a pungent sour odor.

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This was my first attempt at sourdough, and it turned out so soft on the inside, and crunchy on the outside. I even added garlic and herbs to one loaf and it was delish! I will use this recipe again for sure, as a matter of fact my starter is sitting in the oven right now.

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Easy recipe but don't cook it for 60 minutes; I took mine out of the preheated oven at about 35 minutes. Perfect!

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I have to agree with the vanngogh. Even tho this was my first attempt at making sourdough bread, my breads always come out tasty. This was a complete failure. Mine came out as hard as a rock after following the directions. I'm not even sure I can cut into it! I'm going to throw my starter out and try the frugal gourmet's way.

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This was the most disgusting sourdough bread I have ever made. A total waste of perfect starter. Came out like a hockey puck after following his directions explicitly. I should have known. Stick to every thing else you do Emeril. You are not a sourdough bread baker!

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This is the best sourdough recipe out there! I've made it several times (no bread machine, come on people, old fashion way is always better!and keep getting requests for me to make it again or for the starter..

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Love this recipe! It was so easy, although it does take some patience to let the starter make its magic and then again to let the dough rise. My daughter, although she HATES to cook, loves sourdough bread and this recipe actually had her in the kitchen making it with me! I read the earlier comments about adding additional H2O. Instead, I increased the amount of starter to 2 cups instead of 1 1/2. With the added liquid, I found that I needed a smidge more flour (approx an 1/8-1/4 of a cup. I used AP flour instead of bread flour and found no issues with the exchange and instead of using the mixer with the dough hooks, I used my handy dandy food processor on pulse with the dough paddle. Again no issues with the exchange. As this was my first go at homemade bread, I was a little nervous but it was a great way to spend one on one time with my teenager and we had a nice little reward to show for our efforts!

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I tryed this yesterday. I'm sorry to say it was a brick. I will not try again is alot of work not to be able to eat.