Easy Fresh-Milled Sourdough Bread for the Busy Home Cook

Name: Easy Fresh-Milled Sourdough Bread for the Busy Home Cook
Prep time: 11 h 15 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 12 h
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 100g sourdough starter – Give or take 10g. Bread made with active starter will rise faster, but fridge-cold works too and is often what I use. Even relatively fresh discard will eventually rise, but it may require some patience; 520g hard red wheat – Hard white wheat should work too. If you don’t have fresh-milled flour, a high-protein bread flour will probably work, though you may have to tinker a bit with the hydration ratios!; 15g fine sea salt – Give or take 5g. Don’t use iodized salt or salt with anti-caking agents as they may kill the yeast. Do not omit the salt – I once forgot it and it was the blandest bread I’ve ever made. Salt is flavor, my friends!

Instructions

Prep:11h 15minCook:45min

Fresh-milled sourdough bread doesn't need to be fussy! Even if you're busy or distracted, you can enjoy delicious, healthy homemade bread every night.

Updated at: Wed, 22 Apr 2026 12:19:55 GMT

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Ingredients

1 servings

100gsourdough starter

Give or take 10g Bread made with active starter will rise faster, but fridge-cold works too and is often what I use Even relatively fresh discard will eventually rise, but it may require some patience

520gred wheat

hard, Hard white wheat should work too, If you don’t have fresh-milled flour, a high-protein bread flour will probably work, though you may have to tinker a bit with the hydration ratios