Are you also here after savouring a delicious bite of a gourmet sourdough sandwich at a bougie café? Or are you here to know why everyone’s obsessing over sourdough bread these days? Then, you need to taste it to know it. Sourdough is not your basic bread. Originating in Egypt, sourdough is a rustic, delicious loaf. Do you know how sourdough bread is made? 

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How to make sourdough bread at home

Sourdough bread is made of fermented starter, a yeast element that is prepared over a week. But you can also get a readymade sourdough starter if you want to skip the hassle and make the bread in just 1-2 days. Follow this easy recipe to make sourdough bread at home using a readymade starter.  

Ingredients:

1.5 cups lukewarm water

1 tbsp sugar or honey

3 cups maida (refined flour)

1 cup wheat flour

2 tsp instant sourdough starter

1.5 tsp salt

Dutch oven (a cast-iron casserole)

Method:

In a bowl, add lukewarm water, instant sourdough starter, and honey or sugar. Mix the ingredients and let them sit for 10 minutes until frothy. In another bowl, add wheat flour and maida. Pour the prepared starter mixture and add salt and olive oil. Mix the ingredients well until a fluffy dough forms. Knead the dough on the kitchen shelf for 7-8 minutes until smooth. 

Grease the bowl with olive oil and place the dough in it. Let it rise for 2-3 hours until doubled. Take the dough, stretch it and shape it into a round loaf. Let it rest for 45 mins. Repeat the process thrice. Now, take the dough and place it in a proofing basket. Cover the basket and let the dough rise for 45-60 minutes. After this, place the dough on parchment paper in a bowl. Make small knots on the front side of the dough and cover the bowl with a cloth. Place the bowl in the fridge for cold fermentation for about 16-24 hours. 

How to bake the sourdough

Preheat the oven to 450° F (230° C) with a Dutch oven inside. Transfer the refrigerated dough to a Dutch oven. Using a razor blade or a sharp knife, make a quick slash into the dough, at least 1/4 inch deep. Cover the Dutch oven with a lid and bake the dough for 25 minutes. Uncover the lid, and then bake it again for 15-20 minutes until crispy and golden. Let the sourdough bread cool for at least an hour before slicing. Store the sourdough bread at room temperature and consume it within 3-4 days. 

Easy sandwich recipes using homemade sourdough bread

Are you ready to make those delicious gourmet sandwiches to replace your boring breakfast toast? Try these simple sandwich recipes using sourdough bread.

1. Mushroom sourdough recipe

Ingredients:

1 cup mushrooms, sliced

1 cup onions, sliced

4 tbsp olive oil

1 tbsp oregano

Salt to taste

1 tsp red chilli powder

1 tsp chilli flakes

2-3 tbsp fresh cream

2 slices sourdough bread

2 tbsp melted butter

3-4 basil leaves, chopped

Method:

In a saucepan, heat some olive oil. Add sliced mushrooms and onions. Sauté the vegetables until golden brown. Now, add salt, chilli flakes, fresh cream, oregano, and red chilli powder. Mix the ingredients well and turn off the flame. Heat a pan on a medium flame to toast the sourdough bread slices until crisp. Coat the front sides of the sourdough bread with melted butter. Spread the mushroom onion mixture on the buttery sides and garnish them with the chopped basil leaves. The mushroom sourdough bread is ready to be served. 

2. Sourdough bread open sandwich recipe

Ingredients:

4 slices sourdough bread

1/2 cup olive oil

7-8 basil leaves, chopped

5-8 bocconcini, sliced

1 cup red cherry tomatoes, sliced

1 cup yellow cherry tomatoes, sliced

2-3 tbsp melted butter (optional)

1 tbsp oregano

1 tbsp chilli flakes

Black pepper to taste

Salt to taste

Method:

Brush the sourdough bread slices with olive oil. Toast the slices in a pan on a medium flame. Take an oven tray and glaze it with some melted butter or olive oil. Place the sourdough bread slices on the tray. Now, place sliced red and yellow cherry tomatoes and bocconcini on all the sourdough bread slices. Sprinkle it with chopped basil leaves, salt, black pepper, oregano, and chilli flakes. Bake the sourdough bread slices at 180° C for 10 minutes. Take them out and serve the sourdough bread open sandwich with your favourite tea. 

3. Sourdough avocado egg toast recipe

Ingredients:

1 egg

1/2 avocado

2-3 basil leaves, chopped

1 sourdough bread slice

1 tbsp chilli flakes

2-3 tbsp olive oil

3-4 tbsp butter cubes

Salt to taste

Black pepper to taste

Method:

Toast the sourdough bread in a non-stick pan using olive oil. Chop the avocado and mash it using a fork. Spread the avocado on the sourdough bread. To make the sunny-side-up egg, heat a non-stick pan on low-medium heat. Add butter cubes, salt, black pepper, and chilli flakes. Give it a quick mix and crack the egg gently without breaking the yolk. Let it cook until the whites are set and the yolk is still runny. Without flipping, gently transfer and place it on the avocado sourdough toast. Garnish it with the chopped basil leaves. The sourdough avocado egg toast is ready to be served with warm coffee. 

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