Recipes

[Antilope]

This makes a loaf of bread that is sour to the taste with a crunchy crust and a soft interior. It is really not as good as real sourdough, but it will hold you until you can get the real thing, and it only takes about 2 hours to make.

Faux Sourdough Bread for Bread Machine

1 cup buttermilk or plain yogurt (thin with a little water if necessary)

1 egg, beaten

1 teaspoon table salt

1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon citric acid, to taste (Ball brand at Walmart in home canning section)

1 Tablespoon apple cider vinegar

2 1/4 teaspoons bread machine or instant yeast

3 1/3 cups bread flour

2 Tablespoons olive oil

-Mix first 6 ingredients together in measuring cup.

-Add mixed ingredients to bread machine.

-Add flour to bread machine.

(To bake in oven see section below**)

-Select WHITE or REGULAR CYCLE, MEDIUM CRUST and press START.

-After dough has mixed for a few minutes, add a little water or flour as needed to form a smooth ball of dough. It should be a smooth dough ball that holds its shape and not like a batter.

-After dough forms a ball, add olive oil to bread machine.

-Makes one 1 1/2 pound loaf

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(To bake in oven**)

-Select DOUGH CYCLE and press START.

-After dough forms a ball, add olive oil to bread machine.

-After dough has mixed for a few minutes, add a little water or flour as needed to form a smooth ball of dough. It should be a smooth dough ball that holds its shape and not like a batter.

-Allow kneading cycle to run for 15 minutes. Remove dough from machine.

-Place in greased stainless steel mixing bowl forming a dough ball, cover and allow to rise about 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until it is doubled in size.

-Bake in uncovered stainless steel bowl, at 350-F for 50-minutes or until center of bread reaches 200-F.

-Makes one 1 1/2 pound loaf