Sourdough French bread is a simple and classic recipe with a fluffy texture and crusty exterior. Knead the night before and allow it to ferment overnight, then shape, rise, and bake the next day. It’s wonderfully simple.
There is nothing better than a crusty loaf of bread. Slice it thick and spread with homemade butter, and now you are speaking my language.
Most French bread recipes call for instant yeast, which I almost never keep in my pantry, except for that rare occasion I want to make thiseinkorn sandwich bread.
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Once you switch to fermenting grains and using wild yeast to leaven bread, it’s hard to go back to the conventional fast-rising breads. It lacks the flavor that develops during that slow rise.
These sourdough French baguettes have all the good qualities one can hope for. Crusty outside with a fluffy, tender texture inside. It’s perfect to serve as garlic bread, or with a bowl of soup.
No. While they are similar, most French breads are not made with sourdough, but rather with conventional rapid yeast. You can easily make it into sourdough French bread by using this recipe. Just know that most French breads you buy from the store will use yeast.
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Knead in a stand mixer using the dough hook until stretchy and pulling away from the sides of the bowl. This should take about 5-10 minutes. It should pass the ‘windowpane’ test, which is when you take a small piece of the dough and try to stretch it into a square-like shape. If you can stretch it thin enough where you can “see through it”, then the gluten formation is adequate.
If it doesn’t pass this test and is breaking apart, then place it back into the stand mixer and knead for a few more minutes.
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Place in a large, oiled bowl and cover with plastic wrap, beeswax wrap, or something that is airtight. This will keep the dough moist, preventing it from developing a hard skin.
Shape it by rolling the dough into a flat rectangle (about 1/4 – 1/2 inch thickness) and roll up. Pinch the seam.
Cover with a towel and allow to rise until doubled again. This could take a few hours depending on how warm your kitchen is.
Easy Crusty French Baguette
For a more golden crust, add ice cubes in the oven. This helps add moisture and steam to make that golden, crustier crust.
The windowpane test is when you take a small piece of the dough and try to stretch it into a square-like shape. If you can stretch it thin enough where you can “see through it”, then the gluten formation is adequate. If, after kneading, your dough just breaks apart, then knead it longer until it can pass this test.Turn your sourdough discard into amazingly French bread that's crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. With just a few ingredients, you can bake this crusty, airy, savory French bread that's perfect for dipping and spreading.
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Easy French Bread Recipe
Don’t toss that sourdough discard! You can make deliciously crusty, light, and flavorful French bread with a sourdough starter, a few simple ingredients, and this easy sourdough bread recipe. It’s an easy dough to make and rests overnight to get just the right rise without any yeast needed. Then just shape, score, and bake to perfection! This is a tried-and-true rustic sourdough French bread no yeast recipe you will surely love.
I’ve been making and keeping my own homemade sourdough starter for many years. Making artisan sourdough bread or soft sandwich bread with sourdough is easy! And, we love the slightly tangy taste and great texture you get with sourdough recipes.
Our slew of sourdough recipes includes leftover starters, like this French bread with sourdough starter recipe! It easily makes a flavorful French loaf of bread, crusty on the outside and terrifically tender and fluffy on the inside.
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Anyone who has tried making bread with sourdough discard knows that you need these 2 key things for the perfect loaf: a starter (be sure to make this quick sourdough starter before you get, well, started. It’s homemade with flour and water, and is ready in a week thanks to my no-fail tips!) and patience.
And true to form, this fantastic sourdough French bread recipe also requires these. However, unlike many other sourdough discard recipes, this one doesn’t use any yeast.
Instead, it ferments overnight to get just the right rise. So you’ll certainly need that patience, but I promise this bread is
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This is a sourdough discard recipe, but your discard should come from an active starter fed within the last day (if stored on the counter) or the last week (if stored in the refrigerator).
I prefer using King Arthur flour for my recipes. For me, KA flour is readily available locally, or on Amazon, so it’s easy to get. Find a quality brand that you like and stick with it. Using the same brand of flour will provide the most consistent results in your bread making.
Although it does take some time to prepare, there are only 5 simple steps to make a perfect sourdough French bread with no yeast:
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Because there is no yeast used, this sourdough bread recipe needs kneading to get that classic French bread texture. (For no knead sourdough recipes, see my easy overnight sourdough bread or soft crust sourdough sandwich bread recipes.)
However, if you don’t have a stand mixer, you can knead the dough by hand. Use a timer to keep track of how long you knead the bread. If your arms get tired, take a break for a moment or two and resume.
This dough is not kneaded enough. The dough isn’t as soft and pliable as it should be. When stretched, it tears in the middle.
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The dough above is soft and stretchy. When stretched, it passed the windowpane test visually. It stretched thin enough to see through without holes.
Sourdough undergoes a fermentation process during the overnight proofing. Here are a few signs that your sourdough has finished proofing (and is fermented):
Sourdough fermentation takes hours, and your dough will need at least 6 hours and possibly 12 hours until the sourdough has proofed. Keeping the dough between 75º and 85º will speed up the fermentation process.
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Properly proofed dough shows bubbles on or below the surface. It’s soft, and the impression stays when you press your finger into it.
Over-proofed sourdough may spill over the sides of the bowl during proofing. To avoid over-proofed sourdough, set a timer per the recipe card and keep the dough at 85º or lower.
The scoring for this sourdough bread recipe is simple but necessary to keep the bread from cracking. Use a very sharp knife or lamé for sourdough scoring. I prefer to use a lamé or a serrated knife.
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TFN Tip: For a clean score, use quick, even motions. Sourdough scoring is only about 1/4″ to 1/2″ in depth. Side slashes work best for scoring loaves of French bread.
Since you can’t skip the overnight fermentation process in this sourdough bread recipe, I recommend you instead try this Easy Homemade French Bread recipe. It uses yeast and is not a sourdough discard recipe, so it’s quite faster but equally tasty.
When it’s ready to bake the dough should be doubled in size with visible bubbles in the dough. See above signs your sourdough has finished proofing where I explain this a bit more.
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Weighing your baking ingredients is more reliable for baking. For those of you without kitchen scales, I’ve listed the cup measurements in the full recipe card below.
When my sourdough bread is past its prime, I slice it into cubes and dry or toast it to make sourdough stuffing. I always have a bag of cubed sourdough in the pantry ready to use.
Your dough will dry out during the fermentation overnight, especially in areas with low humidity. The top layer of the dough will get a hard crust that prevents the dough from rising.
Sourdough French Bread
Sourdough starters create their own wild or natural yeast, so an active starter is all your need for this easy no yeast sourdough French bread recipe.
Turn your sourdough discard into amazingly French bread that's crisp on the outside and tender on the inside. With just a few ingredients, you can bake this crusty, airy, savory French bread that's perfect for dipping and spreading.
Serving: 1 slice | Calories: 142 kcal | Carbohydrates: 23 g | Protein: 3 g | Fat: 4 g | Saturated Fat: 1 g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1 g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3 g | Sodium: 193 mg | Potassium: 27 mg | Fiber: 1 g | Sugar: 2 g | Calcium: 4 mg | Iron: 1 mgSourdough French Bread is the authentic way to make a French Baguette loaf like a bakery. Fungal Enzymes is another word for the sourdough ingredient on French bread labels including Panera French baguettes. Find out why baking with a sourdough
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