Easy Sourdough Bread for Beginners!
This is an easy sourdough starter discard recipe for beginners that makes soft and fluffy sourdough sandwich bread! This is an easy same day sourdough bread recipe that is ready in just 2 hours and is an easy sourdough starter recipe for beginners. This recipe makes sourdough sandwich bread using a kitchenaid stand mixer, but you can also hand knead this sourdough bread or use the bread machine dough cycle to make this sourdough bread. I’ll show you exactly how to make this easy loaf of sourdough bread in this step-by-step baking tutorial. Be sure to print the recipe below!

Used in this recipe:
Cast Iron Bread Loaf Pan 8.5×4.5:
Cast Iron Bread Loaf Pan 10×5:
Cast Iron Melting Pot & Silicone Basting Brush:
Kitchen Scale:
Nonslip Dough & Pastry Mat:
KitchenAid Mixer (21 fun colors!):
Real Salt:
Instant Yeast:
My favorite Bread Knife:
Weck Sourdough Starter Jar:
Tea towels for cooling:
Bread Bags:

Looking for THE EASIEST sourdough bread recipe? This same-day sourdough bread recipe is ready in just 5 hours and is my go-to, absolute favorite sourdough recipe that I’ve been making for years!

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How to Make a Sourdough Starter:

Robyn on The Farm’s Easy Sourdough Discard Sandwich Bread Recipe
100 grams sourdough discard (unfed sourdough starter) (1/2 cup)
250 grams warm temperature water (100-110 degrees) (1 cup + 2 Tbs)
20 grams honey or sugar (1 Tbs)
50 grams melted butter (4 Tbsp)
500 grams all-purpose flour or bread flour (4 cups)
7 grams instant yeast (2 ¼ tsp)
10 grams salt (2 tsp)
Instructions:
Measure all ingredients into a mixing bowl and let knead in stand mixer for 6-8 minutes (I use speed 2). If dough is too sticky, add 1/8 c more flour or if too dry, add 1 Tbs more water until a nice smooth ball of dough forms. Cover bowl with a warm wet tea towel and let dough rise for about 45 minutes to an hour. Turn out of bowl, press out dough, and shape into a loaf. Place into a well-oiled bread loaf pan. Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees and let dough rise until it peaks just above the sides of the loaf pan, usually about 30 minutes. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Let cool if you can stand it, and slice. Enjoy your delicious sourdough discard sandwich bread!

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