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Fresh Milled Sourdough Bread (Hard White Wheat for Beginners)

A beginner-friendly sourdough bread made with freshly milled hard white wheat flour. This step-by-step recipe covers mixing, stretch and folds, bulk fermentation, shaping, cold proofing, and baking so you know exactly what to look for at every stage. Soft, flavorful whole grain sourdough that's easier than you think.
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Ingredients
  

  • 500 g hard white wheat flour
  • 350 g warm filtered water
  • 100 g sourdough starter active
  • 12 g salt

Method
 

  1. Mix freshly milled flour and water until no dry spots remain, then let it rest for 30 to 45 minutes to fully hydrate. Add sourdough starter and salt, mix to combine, and perform stretch and folds over the next couple of hours to build strength, handling gently since fresh milled flour has a weaker gluten structure. Allow the dough to bulk ferment until risen and airy, then shape and proof before baking in a preheated Dutch oven at 450°F until golden brown and fully cooked.