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Milk and Honey Sourdough Bread

A simple, seven ingredient milk and honey sourdough bread that is ready for sandwiches, jelly, and more!
Prep Time 40 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Rest TIme 12 hours
Course Side Dish
Cuisine Sourdough
Servings 2 loaves

Equipment

Ingredients
  

  • 250 grams fresh and active sourdough starter
  • 300 grams bread flour
  • 50 grams whole wheat flour
  • 250 grams white all purpose flour
  • 20 grams kosher salt
  • 400 grams skim milk
  • 40 grams honey

Instructions
 

  • Combine all the ingredients in a large bowl with a cover. Mix together with hands that have been run under water and then shaken off, but not dried.
  • Allow the dough to rest, covered, for 10-15 minutes. It be very wet.
  • After the 15 minutes has finished, fold in the “corners” (think, north, south, east, west) of the bed to the center with damp hands.
  • I keep one hand wet and it does the folding the and the other hand spins the bowl. Repeat this process 4-5 times, every 5-10 minutes.
  • Cover and allow the rest approximately 12 hours.
  • Uncover the dough. Fold in the corners once more. Allow to rest for 10 minutes.
  • Heavily flour a surface With damp hands, lift the dough out of the container and onto the flour.
  • Cut into two equal pieces. Fold the top and bottom of each piece in. Allow to rest 5-10 minutes.
  • With damp hands, repeat this process, flipping the seam onto the table, resting once more.
  • Place loaves into greased bread pans, cover with a towel, and allow to rest until doubled on a preheating stove (400 degrees), but away from the vent.
  • Place bread in oven, baking for 30 minutes. If your oven bakes unevenly at all, rotate the bread half way through.
Keyword sandwich bread, sourdough, sourdough baking
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