Food & family
Abuela's sourdough
Bake a crusty loaf the way Rosa's family has for decades.
By Rosa
Community contributor
- Beginner
- 45 min
- 5 lessons
- English
About this course
Bake a crusty loaf the way Rosa's family has for decades.
What you’ll learn
- Feed your starter
- Mix the dough
- Fold, don't knead
- Let it rise slowly
- Bake it hot
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Lessons
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The night before, mix equal parts flour and water into it.
Flour, water, salt and a spoon of starter until it looks shaggy.
Every 30 minutes, stretch and fold the dough four times.
Cover it overnight; my grandmother wrapped it in a wool blanket.
In a preheated pot at 240°C: 20 minutes with the lid, 20 without.
Learn together
Pass it on!
Bake a loaf with someone from another generation and swap one family bread story.
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