sourdough bread for bread machine

Sorry for the delay on this recipe I have been busy tending to family needs. Now on to the good stuff! I have not had a lot of success when I hand knead my bread but when I let the bread machine do it - ahhhhhh. I often finish my bread in the regular oven but when I am in a hurry it is nice to just let it run and bake it as well.

When using sourdough starter you always want to use "fed"sourdough. To feed it, approximately 12 hrs before you want to use it add 1 cup flour and 3/4 c warm water and stir. You will notice as the starter is eating the fresh flour lovely big bubbles appear and you know everything is good to go. I usually feed mine before bed as I use it the next morning for pancakes or a loaf of bread.

Simple Sourdough

3/4 cup water
1 cup sourdough starter
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
2 2/3 cups bread flour
1 1/2 teaspoons yeast

Directions

1Add ingredients in order giving.
2Bake on "basic" bread setting.

I prefer to use medium dark setting as it gives it a crisper crust like San Francisco Sourdough has. This is one of my favorite breads as it has a much deeper flavor then plain white. I love to toast it and put peanut butter on it, it gets all warm and drippy.

I hope you like it.

BTW my sourdough that is hand mixed is very different and still isn't coming out the way I want but once I get it perfected I shall post it then.

same recipe different look!

This is the same bread recipe from my last post! Just form into buns (don't fry it) and let rise again. Bake at 350 for about 20 min and you have the softest and fluffiest hamburger buns ever. Then you can make real sloppy joes with plenty of slop:)

To make sloppy joes you need;

Ingredients

1 1/2 lbs ground round
1 1/2 cup catsup
1/2 teaspoon salt
4 tablespoons sugar
4 tablespoons vinegar
4 tablespoons Worcestershire sauce
1 small onion

Directions

Mix everything except meat and onion in a bowl and set aside

Cook meat and drain any fat off then add onion and cook till onion is soft

Add the sauce ingredients that you pre mixed together in a small bowl

Let simmer for at least an hour, stirring from time to time, to let meat absorb the sauce.

Serve on soft and delish hamburger buns.

If you prefer it a little drier you can cut the sauce in half but this makes enough sauce it isn't neat but but you can pick it up with your hands.

By the way to make the cute potato just slice almost all the way and drizzle with a little bit of oil and salt and bake for about an hour. I bake the bread at the same time as the potatoes. with a little timing everything can happen while your sauce simmers so it all ends about the same time. It is the perfect thing on a cold day as the house smells sooo good and warm. :)