San francisco sourdough french bread
Yield: 2 Servings
Ingredients:
- 1 pk Dry yeast
- 2 tb Sugar
- 5 c All-purpose flour
- 1 c Warm water
- 1 1/2 c Sourdough starter
- 2 ts Salt In large mixing bowl sprinkle yeast over warm water let dissolve
- 5 minutes. Stir in sugar starter and gradually add 4 cups of the flour mixed with salt. Cover bowl with damp cloth let rise 1 to 1
- 1/2 hrs in a warm
Instructions:
draft-free place. Turn dough onto floured board work in remaining flour until dough is no longer sticky Knead until satiny about 5 min. Shape into 1 large round or 2 long loaves. Set on cookie sheet sprinkled with corn meal. Let rise again in warm place for 1 to 1 1/2 hrs. Put shallow pan of water in lower shelf of oven; preheat to 400 F. Make diagonal slashes in bread. Bake 40 to 50 minutes or until crust is medium dark brown. Set on rack to cool. Courtesy Telephone Pioneers BillSpalding *P CRBR 38 SOUTHWESTERN CORN BREAD
