Classic San Francisco Sourdough Bread

Name: Classic San Francisco Sourdough Bread
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 2 cup warm water; 6 cup flour; 1 cup sourdough starter; 2 tsp salt; 2 tsp honey or sugar; 1/2 cup water; 1/2 tsp cornstarch

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Classic San Francisco Sourdough Bread

dsprice @cook_3276135

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Ingredients

2 cupwarm water
6 cupflour
1 cupsourdough starter
2 tspsalt
2 tsphoney or sugar
1/2 cupwater
1/2 tspcornstarch

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Steps

1

In a large bowl, combine the water, sourdough starter and 4- cups of flour.
2

Mix well and cover with plastic wrap in a warm place 8-12 hours, or over night.
3

Stir in the salt and honey and add flour 1/2- cup at a time to make a very stiff dough.
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Knead till smooth.
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Cover and let rise 2- hours.
6

Punch down and divide in half.
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Knead till smooth and form into rounds. Place on a greased baking sheet. Cover lightly and let rise till double and puffy (2-hours.)
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While this is rising mix the 1/2- cup water and 1/2- teaspoon cornstarch in a small bowl and microwave till boiling, remove from heat and let cool.
9

Heat oven to 400°F.
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Carefully place a small pan of hot water on the bottom rack of the oven.
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Cut two slashes across each other on the top of each loaf.
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Bake for 10- minutes.
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Pull out the rack and baste each loaf well with the cornstarch mixture.
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Close the oven and allow to bake another 20-25- minutes. Loafs should be light golden color and sound hollow when tapped on the bottom.
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Allow to cool 2-hours to develop the sourdough flavor fully.