MAKING YOUR FIRST BASIC SOURDOUGH LOAF

BEFORE YOU BEGIN

• Firstly, make sure that your starter is bubbly and full of life.

• Secondly, don’t be intimidated by the number of steps in the process – nothing is complicated, and you will rattle through them easily enough.

• Thirdly, make a rough plan for your day. You won’t actually spend too long working with this loaf, but you do have to check in with it a few times, so you can’t stray too far from the kitchen for a few hours. That said, don’t worry if you do run late with a knead or a fold – sourdough is forgiving – and the rise takes at least three hours and usually more, during which you don’t have to do anything.

YOU WILL NEED

MAKES 1 LARGE