Subj : 4/1 Sourdough Bread Day 1 To : All From : Dave Drum Date : Fri Mar 31 2023 04:16:00 MMMMM----- Recipe via Meal-Master (tm) v8.06 Title: Doctor's Sourdough Bread Categories: Breads Yield: 4 Loaves 1 c Sourdough Starter 2 c Warm Water 2 c Warm Milk 1 tb Butter 1 pk Active Dry Yeast 1/4 c Honey 7 c Unbleached Flour 1/4 c Wheat Germ 2 tb Sugar 2 ts Salt 2 ts Baking Soda Mix the starter and 2 1/2 Cups of the flour and all the water the night before you want to bake. Let stand in warm place overnight. Next morning mix in the butter with warm milk and stir in yeast until until dissolved. Add honey and when thoroughly mixed, add 2 more cups of flour, and stir in the wheat germ. Sprinkle sugar, salt, and baking soda over the mixture. Gently press into dough and mix lightly. Allow to stand from 30 to 50 minutes until mixture is bubbly. Add enough flour until the dough cleans the sides of the bowl. Then place the dough on a lightly floured board and knead 100 times or until silky mixture is developed. Form into 4 1-lb loaves, place in well-greased loaf pans 9" x 3" size. Let rise until double, about 2 to 3 hours in a warm room. Then bake in hot oven, 400oF, for 20 minutes. Reduce oven temperature to 325oF. and bake 20 minutes longer or until thoroughly baked. Remove from pans and place loaves on rack to cool. Butter tops of loaves to prevent hard crustiness. Makes 4 1-lb Loaves Recipe from: http://www.recipesource.com Uncle Dirty Dave's Archives MMMMM .... Moms know sandwiches cut into triangles taste better. --- MultiMail/Win v0.52 * Origin: SouthEast Star Mail HUB - SESTAR (1:3634/12) .