Bread Machine Sourdough

Ingredients

• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 cup lukewarm water
• 3/4 cup fed sourdough starter
• 1/2 tablespoon sugar
• 1 3/4 teaspoon salt
  

  Instructions

  1.  Mix the bread flour, starter, sugar, and water in a large mixing bowl.  It will seem dryer than most sourdoughs, but don’t add more water.  Use your hands to make sure everything is incorporated into a ball.  Cover the bowl with a damp tea towel and let it rest on the counter.  (It helps to measure out the salt into a separate container on place it on top of the towel so you don’t forget to add it later.)
  
  
  2.  Place the dough and salt into the bread machine bucket and select the dough cycle.  The machine will beep when the cycle ends, but let it rise another 2-3 hours in the machine, for a total rise time of 3-4 hours.  The dough should look noticeably puffier, but may not have quite doubled in size. I put in the fridge and let it rise another 24-72 hours.
  
  
  3.  SKIPPED THIS STEP: Prepare a baking sheet by lining with parchment paper and sprinkling with cornmeal.  Take the dough out of the bread machine, and gently shape it into a round or oval loaf.  The dough will be slightly sticky, but dry not to use any flour when shaping it.  Place on the prepared baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray. 
  
  
  4. Take dough out of fridge and let come to room temp for a couple hours. Preheat oven to 300* 
  5. I put it in a loaf pan. And cooked for about 35 min. (Next time: try 2 load pans?
  
  
  
  
  Modified from: heartscontentfarmhouse.com/bread-machine-sourdough