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San Francisco Recipe: Sourdough Bread Part of the Places of a Lifetime series from Traveler magazine

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Ingredients:

1 cup San Francisco sourdough starter batter (available at www.sourdoughbreads.com or www.yankeegrocery.com/sourdough_bread.html)
2 cups warm water
2 teaspoons salt
3 teaspoons sugar
cups flour

Directions:

Mix together sourdough starter batter, water, and four cups of flour. Cover and let rest overnight. Then add sugar, salt, and remaining flour; knead about ten minutes or until smooth. Let rise until doubled in size, then punch down and halve; knead again. Shape into two loaves, cover, and allow to rise until doubled. Fill a pan with hot water and place in oven's bottom rack. Bake loaves on middle rack in preheated 400°F oven for 30 to 40 minutes or until golden brown.

Servings: Yields two loaves.

 

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