
This bread recipe is a simple affair that is so easy and delicious that I still use it all the time at my house – even though I have a banneton and bench scraper.

You need something that will show you that you CAN make sourdough, and you can do it without a complicated recipe that uses techniques you’ve never tried and equipment you’ve never bought – a banneton, bread lame, dutch oven, a bench scraper? When did benches get involved?

When you first start baking sourdough, you need an easy win. Like any new skill – such as staying 6 feet apart, not touching your face, washing your hands (apparently that’s new too?) – you will get better and better until making sourdough bread is second nature. Most importantly: Give yourself grace, keep trying, and you will succeed. And I shared a very short demo of how I feed my sourdough starter on IGTV.I demonstrated how I feed my sourdough starter LIVE on Instagram and Facebook here: 11 Tips for Lighter, Less Dense Sourdough.My friend Wardee shares A LOT of information (and videos!) about healthy sourdough. If you are starting to make sourdough bread, the best sourdough advice I can give you is here.

It’s a lot of new information and a completely new way of baking bread. “Am I going to make sourdough bread or give everyone food poisoning? Why is the liquid on the top black?! “ Anyone who has ever tried making their own sourdough starter understands. Sourdough bread confession: I used to be terrified of making my own sourdough.
