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Best And Easiest Home Baked Bread

Best And Easiest Home Baked Bread — a community recipe on Potlikkr.

Ingredients

• Starter
• 2.0 cup Warm Water
• 0.25 tsp Dry Yeast
• 0.75 cup Warm Water

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Method (preview)

1. 1

   For the starter, place warm water in a glass or stainless steel bowl and whisk in yeast. Stir in flour and cover with plastic wrap. Set aside to rise at room temperature until doubled and bubbly from 2 to 8 hours, depending on room temperature.

2. 2

   For the sponge, place warm water in a glass or stainless steel bowl and whisk in yeast. Whisk in starter, stir in flour smoothly, and cover with plastic wrap. Allow to rise until about triple in volume, about 4 to 8 hours (I like to do this late at night and allow it to rise all night). Stir sponge to deflate and stir in smaller amount of flour and salt. Knead dough by hand to form a smooth, elastic and slightly sticky dough, about 5 minutes, incorporating the remaining flour a tablespoon at a time if the dough is too soft.