Sourdough Sandwich Bread

🧂 Ingredients

• ¼ Cup Unsalted Butter

  Softened
• 1 TBSP Sugar
• 1 tsp Salt
• ½ Cup Sourdough Starter

  Active and Bubbly
• 1 ¼ Cups Water
• 4 Cups Plain Flour

Instructions

• 1 In a stand mixer, using the dough hook, mix the water and sourdough starter.
• 2 Add the butter, sugar and salt and mix.
• 3 Lastly, mix in the flour until all is incorporated. The dough should be smooth
  and elastic at this stage. This may take around 10 minutes.
• 4 Cover with cling wrap or a damp tea towel and rest for around 30 minutes.
• 5 Now it is time to undergo the bulk fermentation for 10 to 12 hours, so cover the
  bowl with cling wrap or a damp towel and set in a warm location. The dough will
  be ready when it has doubled in size.
• 6 When done, grease the loaf pan with a thin layer of softened butter.
• 7 Remove the dough from the bowl onto a lightly floured surface.
• 8 Gently flatten the dough into a rectangle to release some of the air bubbles.
• 9 Then, starting at one end, roll the dough into a log the size of your pan,
  tucking the ends underneath.
• 10 Transfer the dough to your prepared pan.
• 11 Set the dough aside to rise for the second time. This will take around 2 - 4
  hours, depending on the temperature of your room.
• 12 The dough is ready when it looks nice and puffy and no longer dense. Usually it
  will grow to be at least up to the rim of the pan or up to an inch over.
• 13 Preheat the oven to 190˚C or 375˚F.
• 14 Place the loaf pan in the oven and bake for 45 minutes or until golden on top.
  For enhanced browning, you can use an egg wash before placing in the oven.
• 15 Remove from the oven and let cook entirely before slicing.
• 16 This bread needs time undergo a bulk fermentation. So, start in the later
  afternoon or early evening and leave it out overnight to do its bulk
  fermentation.
  
  Though, if you are in a warm, humid climate, the dough will take less time to
  rise, so you could start making this dough in the morning and bake in the late
  afternoon / evening.

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