I love bread, so much so that I could marry it. Once I have a slice I will eat the whole loaf. It makes me fat and I can’t control myself so I have to give it up. I watch these videos like a crazy woman stalking her ex on social media. I miss it so much 😭😭😭.
I've seen every single sourdough video currently on TH-cam. Allll of them. This is by far the best and the only one I watch every time I want to bake a loaf. No filler, no fluff. Just direct, to the point and crystal clear. Every important detail worth mentioning is in here any detail not worth mentioning is not. Thank you for providing the best sourdough video on the web.
Ditto to the lady who says she has watched every sourdough video. I agree 100%. Over the too thrilled to have found Grant Bakes videos. I stopped baking sour dough bread for two years and needed a refresh. Easy peasy and very delicious. Thankyou Grant. @@GrantBakes
Totally agree. Even the starter method works so well. I thought it wouldn't and here I am seeing my starter double in size with just 25g of starter. It's unbelievable
I'm new to making sourdough, so I'm watching a LOT of videos and bought a sourdough book at Barnes & Noble. What really surprises me is the vast difference in recipes, techniques, resting time, and baking time for a simple sourdough bread. I had assumed there was a standard method everyone uses, but that is not the case. Different types of flour, different protein percentages, different amounts of water and flour, very different resting and baking times, etc. It makes it hard to learn what is the correct way, when all the videos say their way is the correct way. I do like this video, easy to understand and follow.
You would think after 5,000 years humans could at least agree and how to make bread! I'm going through the same thing right now I didn't realize mathematically it was possible to come up with this many variations of flour and water.
I just made my own starter, my first two loaves were dense. I found this video and my loaves came out beautiful, fluffy and delicious. Even my friends who have been making sour dough bread for years couldn’t believe how amazing my bread looked. ❤❤❤
Grant, I have attempted wild-fermented sourdough bread for years, but my two worst issues have been maintaining an active starter and timing. Especially timing. Your method is so simple and straightforward. I followed your directions exactly as you presented them… and I ended up with the most perfect artisan loaf I have ever made. Thank you!!!
Omg !!! I have been into sourdough just for 2 weeks only, tried making sourdough 5 times with different recipes and methods I learnt from youtube, the 5th one I made with your recipe and method, my sourdough is a perfection for a beginner like me. It turned out so beautiful and I couldn't ask for more. My husband had it for lunch and he loved it. I am so so happy. I purchased your No-nonsense sourdough ebook and am so excited to start the journey. Thank you so so much
Whooooooa!!!! I almost fainted when you lifted the lid. I just like watching other people make bread, never seen this video. You’re an artist! Great watch.
Absolutely the best video on sourdough on the web. Usually you have to hear a little old lady talk for 7-8 minutes before they get started on the recipe. Or they have an intro that involves their homestead or videos of their dogs. Thank God for this woman and her recipes.
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Gabriel wood from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask?❤
@@GabrielWood-tg7qr I am in Lake Arrowhead, CA (San Bernardino County - mountains). I only started baking during the 2020 Covid pandemic isolation. I love the feel of the dough, even though I do have KitchenAid bowl lift mixer. I share my breads with friends and families. Thank you for your beautiful wishes and wish you likewise. ❤
@@aecs422 Hi Dear it's my pleasure to meet you here, and very happy. How's Lake Arrowhead, CA? I so much love Lake Arrowhead, CA because it's such a beautiful state, I was just going through the comments section and I came across your comments and profile, and it really got me attracted that's why I decided to send you a comments . Hope we can be good friends
Thank you Grant, I started feeing like I was "studying for college level exams" with this sourdough adventure and with all the videos I've watched everyone has a different idea of what's really important and how to accomplish. I was ready to throw in the towel..then I found you. Im not giving up!!! thanks again
Thank you, thank you, thank you!💜💙 I have watched at least 16 other channels trying to find an easy foolproof recipe/method. Most were confusing and long and drawn out and just yapping talking heads. Yours is my top pick. Clear, easy, and filming matched what you were talking about. Your loaf was so beautiful I tried and AMAZINGLY MY LOAF CAME OUT BEAUTIFULLY too! 🩵💚I can't thank you enough!💛🧡 PS I subscribed of course and will be a dedicated fan forever! ❤🩷
Grant, Not sure how the algorithms lead me to you but glad I’m here! I’d only done three loaves on my prior to seeing this episode. What a beautiful and different looking loaf the 4th one produced. I wish I could add a photo I’m that proud. Enjoying your vlogs!! 🍞❤ Thanks 😃
My first sourdough loaf was a ball of chewy, crust, but tasteless bread. My 2nd loaf over proofed so much the dough collapsed & wouldn't hold form. Then, I found this recipe. I've made 2 loafs using this recipe & both came out gorgeous and delicious! Method is straight-forward, easy to follow instructions. Can't wait to try your sourdough sheet pan pizza crust recipe!
I’ve been making sourdough for a long time. This is the best recipe and method out there. I’ve made this 5x now. I added an additional stretch & fold and my bulk ferment added time was 4 hours. Amazing spring in my loaf, excellent crust & crumb. Thx 🙏
This is a fantastic recipe. I baked my loaf this morning and it turned out just beautiful! So easy! I can actually say I love making sourdough bread now. Thank you Grant!
My first loaf is in the oven as I type this!! Your instructions are so clear and helpful. If it turns out and I don’t forget, I’ll try & take a photo after cutting it 🙏🙏
I was successful in the first few phases by faithfully using my digital scale and the 3 stretch and folds. Then things got wonky. I had to refrigerate the dough for 6 hrs . I took it out of the fridge and into my pantry where it doubled in size. Time to preshape...i think...begining to lose track 😏Very sticky , appreciated tips you had on handling with dampened hands. I was tempted to add flour but resisted. Unable to proceed, back to fridge for about 48 hrs. I refused to give up. It grew a very tough skin. I cut it with a sharp knife in a cross pattern and threw it in a 450° oven on my pizza pan with a bread pan full of boiling water. Used a spray bottle to spray crust and I interior of oven throughout the cooking time of 40 minutes. Dark brown very chewy peasant crust, spongy Delicious interior. My triumph!
I could cry! I’ve been trying to make sourdough for a year - at least once a month and I just couldn’t seem to get get a good crumb. I followed your recipe and baked my bread today. It’s perfect! 🥰
This is a fantastic recipe. I baked my loaf this morning and it turned out just beautiful! So easy! I can actually say I love making sourdough bread now. Thank you Grant!
This is the best easy to understand instructions so far, I've been watching a lot of TH-cam videos for over a year on sourdough, but they make it an impossible thing to learn. Thank you Grant for the step by step to follow☺️
Thanks! Until this video, my bread was just ok. Now it is the biggest most beautiful loaf ever! This is definitely your best sourdough video. The multiple 1st round stretch and folds made a world of difference and I like also the changing of the bowls and adding a little oil. I also noticed a pan under your dutch oven which has been great for not burning the bottom of my sourdough loaf. Thank you again! You are amazing!😁
Only important thing to point out to newbies is that salt added directly into the water will make your starter clump up. I made the mistake of dissolving the salt in prior to my starter and flour and my starter was ruined. Would not dissolve at all and after trying to mix the flour, folding etc, my dough never rose. Has never happened to me before. Added salt with the flour (or you can add it after autolyse) and avoided disaster :) great videos
@@arbel7655autolyse is mixing the flour and water only first. Let it rest for 30 min before adding the starter and salt. Supposed to help with the dough “strength”. (Gluten forming etc)
Just pulled mine out of the oven and first impressions are looking like it's my best loaf yet! It was easy to handle, easy to shape, and didn't over-proof like a lot of my other attempts (for some reason!). Great recipe my dude! Thanks
OMG!!! I was pausing & writing this all down & then wondered if you had a recipe?! YOU DO!!!! It is written out with great detail. You just saved me so much time. I’m making my first starter so I’ll be back to bake this bread. Can’t wait. I just keep watching this to wrap my head around it 😅
I just want to say thank you so much. I have been struggling for the past 3 months. My recipe, hydration has alway been the same as yours. Always make a dense loaf with minimal oven spring. Yesterday I watched your video and used your technique of final folding and forming. I have just pulled a loaf out that has big spring and a beautiful size ear. Thank you so much. So grateful 🇦🇺
The best sourdough bread making tutorial available online! I have been making sourdough bread for over a year now. After several mistakes on the way, I have reaced a good skill level, I think. People likes my bread, asks for starter and my ratio. However, I was still not happy with "my" way. I am doing autolyze, adding the salt all the way to the end not to "disturb" the starter bacterias and takes so much effort for home baker. I also refure using bread machine because I enjoy the process and touching the dough. With this recipe, I can still get very good results - if not better - with the fraction of the effort. Very nicely explained all the steps even for the beginner. Thank you 😊❤
Thanks for a great tutorial without all the other chit chat that others do. Clear and concise and straight to the point. Awesome. Look forward to my first loaf this week as I’m still in the process of getting dehydrated starter bread making ready. Brilliant video. ❤
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Gabriel wood from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask?❤
My first loaf of sourdough bread was freakin purrphect!! TY for your guidance! I followed your directions to the T - again I was actually quite shocked how fabulous it turned out!! ❤❤❤
Thanks for sharing this.I tried your Sourdough Pullman loaf bread . It is fool proof perfect recipe. Comes out perfect each time tried with different flour combinations thanks
Ugh! Such a simple, straightforward, no fuss video. Thank you! I swear, the amount of pompous people are capable of over baking a loaf of bread is astonishing. This video is the exact opposite. And the bread itself? It came out...... perfect!! I can't wait to try your recipe.
Thank you for this. I’ve been reading a book about making starter and sourdough that was gifted to me. It piqued my interest, but has explained so little and added a lot of extra steps. Perhaps they’re helpful, but I couldn’t tell you why. I can tell you about the author’s daily routines and family life though. Nice, but unhelpful. I appreciate that you include all of the required information. You’re clear, concise and you explain every step and why you’re performing each step. You also did it in about 10 minutes. Brilliant.
@@SuperDavidEF name some, I find that 99% talk so much useless crap making 20-30 min vids that a regular hobby baker don't wanna waste time on. Grant goes straight to the point, no bs, just step by step and not having a biography of the man who invented flour
@@bluebearh3 I understand. I've had to turn off some bread baking videos because they just talked too much. For bread baking in general, there are five that I really like. For sourdough specifically, I'd have to say one of my favorites is Foodgeek. He does have some content that isn't entirely about bread, as he does other foods occasionally. But his channel is primarily a sourdough bread channel.
Hi Grant, any idea what that type of dutch oven is called? Or even the brand of your one? I have a large pot shaped DO, which can be used upside down to bake the bread on the large flat lid, but it's pretty cumbersome to take the upside down pot (now lid) off as the small handles at the top of the pot (now bottom of the lid). Not sure any of that makes sense 😂 Yours like much more use friendly. ETA. Thanks to Google reverse image search, I think I've found it. The Challenger bread pan?
I am new to sourdough. I happened to see your site mentioned in a Sourdough group on Facebook. I am so glad they did! I have now made about 4 loaves using your method. Thanks so much!
sometimes it due to a weak starter. this is what happened to me. I only use rye flour in my starter now. sometimes two feedings back to back can help. I bake in a dutch oven at 450f for 25-30 min, internal temp 200-204f, then 10-15 no lid. turn off the oven & crack the door a little. let it sit in the oven 15-20 min. hope this helps. also check the hydration level. different climates/areas can effect the hydration level. I do same day bake.
I had this issue but changed from AP flour to bread flour for feeding my starter and use the ratio 1:1:0.75 starter:flour:water and it has completely changed my starter. No longer too hydrated and rises 3x
Grant, thanks for an excellent tutorial! My sister gave me some starter with her notes, and I couldn’t wait to get started!! My very first loaf of sourdough is baking now, and Grant’s video helped me get a visual of what various steps should look like even though I had watched my sister several times. Wish me luck! 🙏🏻🥰
Grant, this is the best result I’ve seen with the most straightforward process. Great recipe and procedure. I love the open crumb. Thank-you for sharing.
This is the best sourdough bread making video/recipe. The bread came out great. Your written recipe as well as this video is very precise and to the point. Thank you very much!
Thanks so much! I finally was able to bake my first sourdough bread! It only took me endless you tube videos, and wasting 5 pounds of flour. Did it just like you said, now all that is left is cutting it. I have a wonderful oven spring or ear too 🎉
O M G. I have watched so many and it always seems so complicated but yours is so easy. I am making bread with a friend this weekend. I cannot thank you enough - your bread looks amazing!
Thank you! You came to my rescue twice this week. The end result was the best results I've ever had with sourdough bread. I've made our regular bread for about 50 years but the sourdough process wasn't working for me until I watched your videos. So easy to follow and succeed with. The proof was that I made it again right away to more rave reviews at my house. Again thank yo from Barb C.
I followed Grant's instructions for the starter, then followed this video to make so far 3 nice loafs of sourdough bread that my family enjoyed very much. Thank you GrantBakes. Your videos are spot on and work 🎉💥🍞
I want to thank you for this recipe. I’ve been trying different sourdough recipes with different techniques for months, only to get a flat loaf almost every time. Your recipe and tips gave my loaf the best spring ever. It was time consuming and a little tedious, but all that work paid off.
Thank you SOOOO much for getting straight to the point and making this process so easy to understand. I made this yesterday for the first time and my husband and daughter have already finished it. The taste and texture were PERFECT. I'm about to preshape my 2nd boule. You've demystified sourdough and we appreciate it!!
I made your Good Sourdough Bread Master Class with 400 grams of bread flour and 50 grams whole wheat flour because I wanted it to be a little more nutritious. I followed the rest of the recipe and instructions in your recipe to a T. It turned out fantastic, wonderful spring, perfect crumb and scrumptious taste. Thank you for your easy follow video. You are the best! Alexandria Wainwright Estero, Florida
I made mine today and its fantastic! Thank you! I tried two other recipes and both didn't work then i lost interest. I came across your videos and you motivated me again. Prepared a new starter then made the bread and it turned out great on the first try!
Thank you so much for this recipe. I made my first sourdough bread this morning. September 15th 2023. Thanks for simplifying the process. I didn't use any special tools, it turned out good in my opinion. I wish I could post a picture.
I'm new to the world of bread making of any kind, and I just started my very first sourdough starter 24 hours ago. I'm a sucker for anything bread, but sourdough holds a special place in my stomach and heart ❤ I've been really nervous to go down this new path and bake my first loaf of bread once my starter is ready, but your video looks so incredibly easy and rewarding. Can't wait to try it!
I just put the prettiest loaf of uncooked bread in the oven that I’ve ever made following this wonderful instruction. I’ve worked really hard on my starter the last couple months and know that that has made a huge difference in my bread, but following this instruction took me to the next level. Thank you I’m dying to get it out of the oven.
I’ve made this bread 4 times now! Each time it came out perfect. I’ve tried so many sourdough recipes from TH-camrs over the past few years and all of them were long jibber jabber lectures and confusing with poor results, flat, gummy bricks of dough that hurt your jaw after one slice. I got so discouraged and gave up making it for a few years…until I found your video. Step by step, easy to follow, concise, great video quality. Thank you for sharing a simple easy how to sourdough video. It is my go to recipe when I share with relatives and friends for dinners. They loved it! Next…I am going to try your soft sourdough sandwich recipe. BTW, I am “commercial bread” sober now.😂 Thanks to your easy to follow sourdough recipe videos❤
I can only agree with everyone here. Hi from Germany btw. I watched so many videos and read books about sour dough. Your video is the first one that looks less complicated and voila,it worked 🎉. Thank you!
Hi Grant! thank you for your video. I picked yours for my first loaf because it was the simplest to follow but I watched a couple others before I started. I did 5 stretch and folds and covered my bread during the bench rest but otherwise followed your steps the rest of the way. My dough was much more sticky and harder to handle than yours appeared and that is why I added a couple more stretch and folds. Glad I did because the finished product was great! Thanks for helping me make my first loaf of sourdough bread with your simple video! I am enjoying it right now with a hot bowl of fresh chicken & dumpling soup! Wish I could post a pic for you! Sugar Geek is the other channel that I loved, her video helped me to not freak out when my bread was much stickier than yours!
Good straight forward vid. The only thing I would mention is that to be 'active' the starter needs not to have fallen. You can see the overnight starter crested and fell meaning it was past peak and not active. Usually you'll want to use it at about 75%-100% risen and the top of the starter is still domed and does not fall when lightly shaken. Had it been active the proof times would have been significantly shorter since the starter needed to essentially wake itself back up for the first 2-3 hours-ish.
So glad I found your account gives out recipes and measurements, not long and easy to follow instructions and gets to the point. Doesn’t add unnecessary steps and unnecessary talk about how sourdough is so therapeutic and saved their life.
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate how well you explain things and common questions. I was trying to figure out if I should cover the dough before refrigeration and you thought to address it. THANK YOU for sharing your experience for the rest of us!
I am now on proofing time just waiting one hour then stick it in the fridge ❤ i’m a beginner and find your tutorial so easy to follow glad i found your channel
Thank you for sharing such a good recipe. I've been making this sourdough for the last 2 weeks or so and every time it comes out just great! Easily the best sourdough recipe I've tried so far. Thanks again from Hobart, Tasmania.
Finally a sourdough recipe that made a perfect loaf. Open crumb, gorgeous oven spring and beyond delicious. Thank you, Grant, for the wonderful recipe and very helpful tutorial!❤❤❤
I've been making sourdough for a couple years, but my oven spring was always hit or miss. I used this method and it came out beautifully, fingers crossed it will be consistent this time!
Making some as I’m watching. Never used the bannetons before, always used Pyrex glass bowls & double pans to bake off. Now I’ve got a dough hook tool, scraper, & the lame, I’m learning how to use them. Never made a bad loaf so I think adding these newer tools should allow me to score intricate patterns.
I applaud both your excellent technique and the hard work that went into making such a patient and detailed instructional video (and blog). Thanks Grant!
This video is the very best I've seen anywhere, straight to the point and no flannel. Just made my first decent sourdough loaf of bread, not quite as high as yours but reasonable, maybe proofed a bit too long before putting in the fridge overnight, still got the ear though. Many thanks. Will be watching many more of your video's. Keep up the very good work.
9.34 remember when we were first aware of sd? Had to be so wet, had to keep feeding starter This seems so logical, and easy(?) Been trying for YEARS. HOpe to report good news thank you so much beryl
I've been turning out loaves using various methods and recipes, and this one gave me a huge belly, with an ear and geat rise. I used 400 gr bread flour and 50 whole wheat so added 2 spoonfuls of extra water to compensate for the thirsty whole wheat. Got a windowpane pass after 3 S&Fs. It was slow to rise but finally got about 75% rise and put in frig till the next day. Giant belly, great oven spring, gorgeous picture perfect ear. I don't normally use bread flour but AP King arthur. That extra protein must give it some oomph! Thank you for sharing!
I don’t know what it is, maybe men are just straight to the point, but this is the second sourdough instructional video I have watched by a man and it’s so much easier to understand than the ones I have watched by women.
You’ve made doing sourdough so much earlier and uncomplicated for me. I’ve made 4 loafs using your technique and recipe and they all come out fantastic. As well the length of the videos are perfect, in 12 minutes you explain perfectly. Thank you.
Here's how I made my sourdough starter from scratch in just 6 days:
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I love bread, so much so that I could marry it. Once I have a slice I will eat the whole loaf. It makes me fat and I can’t control myself so I have to give it up. I watch these videos like a crazy woman stalking her ex on social media. I miss it so much 😭😭😭.
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maybe have sour dough
once a month
Very basic bread recipe. I find autolysing the dough is the better way to go. A good place to start.
I've seen every single sourdough video currently on TH-cam. Allll of them. This is by far the best and the only one I watch every time I want to bake a loaf. No filler, no fluff. Just direct, to the point and crystal clear. Every important detail worth mentioning is in here any detail not worth mentioning is not. Thank you for providing the best sourdough video on the web.
Thank you!
Ditto to the lady who says she has watched every sourdough video. I agree 100%. Over the too thrilled to have found Grant Bakes videos. I stopped baking sour dough bread for two years and needed a refresh. Easy peasy and very delicious. Thankyou Grant. @@GrantBakes
Totally agree. Even the starter method works so well. I thought it wouldn't and here I am seeing my starter double in size with just 25g of starter. It's unbelievable
@@peggyspeer5253 who you callin lady?? 😂
Totally agree…..TOTALLY! 👍🏼
I'm new to making sourdough, so I'm watching a LOT of videos and bought a sourdough book at Barnes & Noble. What really surprises me is the vast difference in recipes, techniques, resting time, and baking time for a simple sourdough bread. I had assumed there was a standard method everyone uses, but that is not the case. Different types of flour, different protein percentages, different amounts of water and flour, very different resting and baking times, etc. It makes it hard to learn what is the correct way, when all the videos say their way is the correct way. I do like this video, easy to understand and follow.
Yes ! I have been making it for over 5 years and I am trying to up my game and I am finding so many diff approaches!
You would think after 5,000 years humans could at least agree and how to make bread! I'm going through the same thing right now I didn't realize mathematically it was possible to come up with this many variations of flour and water.
This is the most straight forward sourdough recipe on the internet
I just made my own starter, my first two loaves were dense. I found this video and my loaves came out beautiful, fluffy and delicious. Even my friends who have been making sour dough bread for years couldn’t believe how amazing my bread looked. ❤❤❤
Can I ask you how you made your starter?😊
Please don’t ever take this video down! This was by far my beast loaf! So happy I found this video! Thank youuuuu xoxoxoxo
BEASTLOAF! 💪
This was the most coherent and simplest video I’ve seen. Covers all the basics without unnecessary waffle 😊
Sourdough waffle are delicious
Amen!
Too much jibber jabber in other videos.
@@lukestevenson7358 They use cleaner towels though.
@@brooshabab😂
Grant, I have attempted wild-fermented sourdough bread for years, but my two worst issues have been maintaining an active starter and timing. Especially timing. Your method is so simple and straightforward. I followed your directions exactly as you presented them… and I ended up with the most perfect artisan loaf I have ever made. Thank you!!!
I just started baking SD and haven't got it right yet! This guy looks worth a try.
This is THE sourdough video to watch. Works like a charm every single time, especially for beginners.
Thank you!
Omg !!! I have been into sourdough just for 2 weeks only, tried making sourdough 5 times with different recipes and methods I learnt from youtube, the 5th one I made with your recipe and method, my sourdough is a perfection for a beginner like me. It turned out so beautiful and I couldn't ask for more. My husband had it for lunch and he loved it. I am so so happy. I purchased your No-nonsense sourdough ebook and am so excited to start the journey. Thank you so so much
Whooooooa!!!! I almost fainted when you lifted the lid. I just like watching other people make bread, never seen this video. You’re an artist! Great watch.
I love how to keep starter small!
Thanks for sharing all the significant details!
Absolutely the best video on sourdough on the web.
Usually you have to hear a little old lady talk for 7-8 minutes before they get started on the recipe. Or they have an intro that involves their homestead or videos of their dogs. Thank God for this woman and her recipes.
I am a man 😂
@@GrantBakes haha. I hurt my back recently. They got me jacked open on Opiods.
I’ll fix it
@@lukestevenson7358 Hahaha no worries. I hope your back gets better soon 👍🏻
I stumbled on this thread and it's hilarious 😂
Do you have a link to print this recipe?
Best sourdough channel for sourdough bread! Grant is awesome 👏. Your recipe is the only one I use at home.
Same here
I introduce all of my friends his video. They are so easy to follow and yield the best result .❤
I agree. So clearly explained and demonstrated, with no faffing about.
Excellent tips for baking bread. Straightforward, easy to follow.
Hello, I hope you're safe over there? I hope this year brings happiness, prosperity, love 💚 , and peace all over the world 🌏. I would love us to be good friends in honesty and in trust so as time goes on it will bring something great for us in the future, hope you don't mind? I'm Gabriel wood from Brooklyn New York, where are you from if I may ask?❤
@@GabrielWood-tg7qr I am in Lake Arrowhead, CA (San Bernardino County - mountains). I only started baking during the 2020 Covid pandemic isolation. I love the feel of the dough, even though I do have KitchenAid bowl lift mixer. I share my breads with friends and families. Thank you for your beautiful wishes and wish you likewise. ❤
@@aecs422 Hi Dear it's my pleasure to meet you here, and very happy. How's Lake Arrowhead, CA? I so much love Lake Arrowhead, CA because it's such a beautiful state, I was just going through the comments section and I came across your comments and profile, and it really got me attracted that's why I decided to send you a comments . Hope we can be good friends
@@aecs422 Hi how are you doing?
Thank you Grant, I started feeing like I was "studying for college level exams" with this sourdough adventure and with all the videos I've watched everyone has a different idea of what's really important and how to accomplish. I was ready to throw in the towel..then I found you. Im not giving up!!! thanks again
Thank you, thank you, thank you!💜💙 I have watched at least 16 other channels trying to find an easy foolproof recipe/method. Most were confusing and long and drawn out and just yapping talking heads. Yours is my top pick. Clear, easy, and filming matched what you were talking about. Your loaf was so beautiful I tried and AMAZINGLY MY LOAF CAME OUT BEAUTIFULLY too! 🩵💚I can't thank you enough!💛🧡 PS I subscribed of course and will be a dedicated fan forever! ❤🩷
Grant,
Not sure how the algorithms lead me to you but glad I’m here!
I’d only done three loaves on my prior to seeing this episode.
What a beautiful and different looking loaf the 4th one produced.
I wish I could add a photo I’m that proud.
Enjoying your vlogs!! 🍞❤
Thanks 😃
My first sourdough loaf was a ball of chewy, crust, but tasteless bread. My 2nd loaf over proofed so much the dough collapsed & wouldn't hold form. Then, I found this recipe. I've made 2 loafs using this recipe & both came out gorgeous and delicious! Method is straight-forward, easy to follow instructions. Can't wait to try your sourdough sheet pan pizza crust recipe!
what does he mean a starter ? is it yeast ?
Grant has pinned a sourdough stater video at the very top of the beginning of these messages😉
I have used your tutorial to make a white and wholemeal sourdough loaf and it has been a success both times! Thank you
I’ve been making sourdough for a long time. This is the best recipe and method out there. I’ve made this 5x now. I added an additional stretch & fold and my bulk ferment added time was 4 hours. Amazing spring in my loaf, excellent crust & crumb. Thx 🙏
after trying numerous recipes and buying books,,,,, This is the only way i do it now... awesome bread
Thanks!
This is a fantastic recipe. I baked my loaf this morning and it turned out just beautiful! So easy! I can actually say I love making sourdough bread now.
Thank you Grant!
My first loaf is in the oven as I type this!! Your instructions are so clear and helpful. If it turns out and I don’t forget, I’ll try & take a photo after cutting it 🙏🙏
Enjoy! Thanks for following my recipe.
I was successful in the first few phases by faithfully using my digital scale and the 3 stretch and folds. Then things got wonky. I had to refrigerate the dough for 6 hrs . I took it out of the fridge and into my pantry where it doubled in size. Time to preshape...i think...begining to lose track 😏Very sticky , appreciated tips you had on handling with dampened hands. I was tempted to add flour but resisted. Unable to proceed, back to fridge for about 48 hrs. I refused to give up.
It grew a very tough skin. I cut it with a sharp knife in a cross pattern and threw it in a 450° oven on my pizza pan with a bread pan full of boiling water.
Used a spray bottle to spray crust and I interior of oven throughout the cooking time of 40 minutes.
Dark brown very chewy peasant crust, spongy Delicious interior.
My triumph!
I could cry! I’ve been trying to make sourdough for a year - at least once a month and I just couldn’t seem to get get a good crumb. I followed your recipe and baked my bread today. It’s perfect! 🥰
This is a fantastic recipe. I baked my loaf this morning and it turned out just beautiful! So easy! I can actually say I love making sourdough bread now.
Thank you Grant!
This is the best easy to understand instructions so far, I've been watching a lot of TH-cam videos for over a year on sourdough, but they make it an impossible thing to learn. Thank you Grant for the step by step to follow☺️
Glad I found your channel. Today I successfully baked my 1st Sourdough Bread. Thank you for the great tips!
Great job! I'm so glad for your success.
Thanks! Until this video, my bread was just ok. Now it is the biggest most beautiful loaf ever! This is definitely your best sourdough video. The multiple 1st round stretch and folds made a world of difference and I like also the changing of the bowls and adding a little oil. I also noticed a pan under your dutch oven which has been great for not burning the bottom of my sourdough loaf. Thank you again! You are amazing!😁
Only important thing to point out to newbies is that salt added directly into the water will make your starter clump up. I made the mistake of dissolving the salt in prior to my starter and flour and my starter was ruined. Would not dissolve at all and after trying to mix the flour, folding etc, my dough never rose. Has never happened to me before. Added salt with the flour (or you can add it after autolyse) and avoided disaster :) great videos
Just made my first loaf, this happened to me, no rise during the shaping process
I've had issues with clumping following this recipe. I'll have to try adding salt later. Thank you!
Newbie here...what is autolyse?
Not an issue for me.
@@arbel7655autolyse is mixing the flour and water only first. Let it rest for 30 min before adding the starter and salt. Supposed to help with the dough “strength”. (Gluten forming etc)
Great recipe. Took my first loaf out of the oven this morning. This is the first time I've been able to bake a perfect loaf of bread.
Just pulled mine out of the oven and first impressions are looking like it's my best loaf yet! It was easy to handle, easy to shape, and didn't over-proof like a lot of my other attempts (for some reason!). Great recipe my dude! Thanks
Love this review! Thanks for the comment.
OMG!!! I was pausing & writing this all down & then wondered if you had a recipe?! YOU DO!!!!
It is written out with great detail. You just saved me so much time. I’m making my first starter so I’ll be back to bake this bread. Can’t wait. I just keep watching this to wrap my head around it 😅
Great! I'm glad the written recipe is helpful. This recipe is truly all you need when you're getting started. Good luck with your starter!
I just want to say thank you so much. I have been struggling for the past 3 months. My recipe, hydration has alway been the same as yours. Always make a dense loaf with minimal oven spring. Yesterday I watched your video and used your technique of final folding and forming. I have just pulled a loaf out that has big spring and a beautiful size ear. Thank you so much. So grateful 🇦🇺
The best sourdough bread making tutorial available online! I have been making sourdough bread for over a year now. After several mistakes on the way, I have reaced a good skill level, I think. People likes my bread, asks for starter and my ratio. However, I was still not happy with "my" way. I am doing autolyze, adding the salt all the way to the end not to "disturb" the starter bacterias and takes so much effort for home baker. I also refure using bread machine because I enjoy the process and touching the dough. With this recipe, I can still get very good results - if not better - with the fraction of the effort. Very nicely explained all the steps even for the beginner. Thank you 😊❤
Thanks for a great tutorial without all the other chit chat that others do. Clear and concise and straight to the point. Awesome. Look forward to my first loaf this week as I’m still in the process of getting dehydrated starter bread making ready. Brilliant video. ❤
This video is so clear and informative. I’m totally new to sourdough. This video makes me feel that I can do it.
I’m trying this recipe ❤.. I made my first sourdough bread following your recipe.. thanks for making it so simple ❤
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My first loaf of sourdough bread was freakin purrphect!! TY for your guidance! I followed your directions to the T - again I was actually quite shocked how fabulous it turned out!! ❤❤❤
Thanks for sharing this.I tried your Sourdough Pullman loaf bread . It is fool proof perfect recipe. Comes out perfect each time tried with different flour combinations thanks
Ugh! Such a simple, straightforward, no fuss video. Thank you! I swear, the amount of pompous people are capable of over baking a loaf of bread is astonishing. This video is the exact opposite.
And the bread itself? It came out...... perfect!! I can't wait to try your recipe.
Proudly say my sourdough starter name is Grant, love my colony😍
Thank you for this. I’ve been reading a book about making starter and sourdough that was gifted to me. It piqued my interest, but has explained so little and added a lot of extra steps. Perhaps they’re helpful, but I couldn’t tell you why. I can tell you about the author’s daily routines and family life though. Nice, but unhelpful.
I appreciate that you include all of the required information. You’re clear, concise and you explain every step and why you’re performing each step. You also did it in about 10 minutes. Brilliant.
Your the only worth watching here on yt when it comes to sourdough
Nah. Grant is good, but there are definitely others worth watching.
@@SuperDavidEF name some, I find that 99% talk so much useless crap making 20-30 min vids that a regular hobby baker don't wanna waste time on. Grant goes straight to the point, no bs, just step by step and not having a biography of the man who invented flour
@@bluebearh3 I understand. I've had to turn off some bread baking videos because they just talked too much. For bread baking in general, there are five that I really like. For sourdough specifically, I'd have to say one of my favorites is Foodgeek. He does have some content that isn't entirely about bread, as he does other foods occasionally. But his channel is primarily a sourdough bread channel.
……definitely and Baker Bettie
No sound?
thank you - you have answered so many of my questions! Great video!
5:03 if my dough is not as elastic as this after 3 stretches should I do more?
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Hi Grant, any idea what that type of dutch oven is called? Or even the brand of your one?
I have a large pot shaped DO, which can be used upside down to bake the bread on the large flat lid, but it's pretty cumbersome to take the upside down pot (now lid) off as the small handles at the top of the pot (now bottom of the lid). Not sure any of that makes sense 😂
Yours like much more use friendly.
ETA. Thanks to Google reverse image search, I think I've found it. The Challenger bread pan?
@@joe8172 That's it!
我看不到你的中文翻譯！
我選了自動翻譯中文字幕！
I just purchased this, do you mind it I print it and put a spiral binder on it for my personal use?
This recipe has been a game-changer for my bread making! Reliable, simple and practical. Thank you 🙏
Great to hear! Thank you so much! I appreciate it.
I am new to sourdough. I happened to see your site mentioned in a Sourdough group on Facebook. I am so glad they did! I have now made about 4 loaves using your method. Thanks so much!
Is it just me but my dough is so sticky…
Yes, my dough always ends up like that somehow. I use a bench scraper to help shape the dough and that helps a lot
If you have a 75 percent hydration or more it will be hard to work with but will be very delicious and moist
Wet your hands before working with such dough
sometimes it due to a weak starter. this is what happened to me. I only use rye flour in my starter now. sometimes two feedings back to back can help. I bake in a dutch oven at 450f for 25-30 min, internal temp 200-204f, then 10-15 no lid. turn off the oven & crack the door a little. let it sit in the oven 15-20 min. hope this helps. also check the hydration level. different climates/areas can effect the hydration level. I do same day bake.
I had this issue but changed from AP flour to bread flour for feeding my starter and use the ratio 1:1:0.75 starter:flour:water and it has completely changed my starter. No longer too hydrated and rises 3x
Grant, thanks for an excellent tutorial! My sister gave me some starter with her notes, and I couldn’t wait to get started!! My very first loaf of sourdough is baking now, and Grant’s video helped me get a visual of what various steps should look like even though I had watched my sister several times. Wish me luck! 🙏🏻🥰
Followed the recipe and all the steps you have in the video and it came out great!
Grant thank you so much for the recipe. Honestly the most beautiful sourdough bread I have ever made. And a easy to follow recipe. 😊
Thank you, Grant. It's a fantastic video,I followed exactly, and I have just made two successful breads 🍞 😊
Grant, this is the best result I’ve seen with the most straightforward process. Great recipe and procedure. I love the open crumb. Thank-you for sharing.
This is the best sourdough bread making video/recipe. The bread came out great. Your written recipe as well as this video is very precise and to the point. Thank you very much!
Thanks so much! I finally was able to bake my first sourdough bread! It only took me endless you tube videos, and wasting 5 pounds of flour. Did it just like you said, now all that is left is cutting it. I have a wonderful oven spring or ear too 🎉
Thanks for this Grant! I nearly got scunnered with the research for sourdough bread, but this makes it so easy and straight forward. Thanks!
O M G. I have watched so many and it always seems so complicated but yours is so easy. I am making bread with a friend this weekend. I cannot thank you enough - your bread looks amazing!
Thank you! You came to my rescue twice this week. The end result was the best results I've ever had with sourdough bread. I've made our regular bread for about 50 years but the sourdough process wasn't working for me until I watched your videos. So easy to follow and succeed with. The proof was that I made it again right away to more rave reviews at my house. Again thank yo from Barb C.
I followed Grant's instructions for the starter, then followed this video to make so far 3 nice loafs of sourdough bread that my family enjoyed very much. Thank you GrantBakes. Your videos are spot on and work 🎉💥🍞
I want to thank you for this recipe. I’ve been trying different sourdough recipes with different techniques for months, only to get a flat loaf almost every time. Your recipe and tips gave my loaf the best spring ever. It was time consuming and a little tedious, but all that work paid off.
Thank you SOOOO much for getting straight to the point and making this process so easy to understand. I made this yesterday for the first time and my husband and daughter have already finished it. The taste and texture were PERFECT. I'm about to preshape my 2nd boule. You've demystified sourdough and we appreciate it!!
I made your Good Sourdough Bread Master Class with 400 grams of bread flour and 50 grams whole wheat flour because I wanted it to be a little more nutritious. I followed the rest of the recipe and instructions in your recipe to a T. It turned out fantastic, wonderful spring, perfect crumb and scrumptious taste. Thank you for your easy follow video. You are the best!
Alexandria Wainwright
Estero, Florida
Finally, my sourdough bread came out perfect like yours. I've followed so many videos with disappointing result but yours was the best! I thank you!😊
I made mine today and its fantastic! Thank you! I tried two other recipes and both didn't work then i lost interest. I came across your videos and you motivated me again. Prepared a new starter then made the bread and it turned out great on the first try!
I finally got the perfect loaf after many recipes thanks to you. I got a great crunch on the outside and a good airy inside.
Reali easy 👍👍
Thank you so much for this recipe. I made my first sourdough bread this morning. September 15th 2023. Thanks for simplifying the process.
I didn't use any special tools, it turned out good in my opinion. I wish I could post a picture.
Everybody learning about sourdough needs to come to your channel. Your methods are simple and loaves are delicious. Thank you!
I'm new to the world of bread making of any kind, and I just started my very first sourdough starter 24 hours ago. I'm a sucker for anything bread, but sourdough holds a special place in my stomach and heart ❤
I've been really nervous to go down this new path and bake my first loaf of bread once my starter is ready, but your video looks so incredibly easy and rewarding.
Can't wait to try it!
After years of dabbling with sourdough with varying degrees of success, this is now my go to recipe & method!!
Thank you
I just put the prettiest loaf of uncooked bread in the oven that I’ve ever made following this wonderful instruction. I’ve worked really hard on my starter the last couple months and know that that has made a huge difference in my bread, but following this instruction took me to the next level. Thank you I’m dying to get it out of the oven.
Hope it was great!
I’ve made this bread 4 times now! Each time it came out perfect. I’ve tried so many sourdough recipes from TH-camrs over the past few years and all of them were long jibber jabber lectures and confusing with poor results, flat, gummy bricks of dough that hurt your jaw after one slice. I got so discouraged and gave up making it for a few years…until I found your video. Step by step, easy to follow, concise, great video quality. Thank you for sharing a simple easy how to sourdough video. It is my go to recipe when I share with relatives and friends for dinners. They loved it! Next…I am going to try your soft sourdough sandwich recipe. BTW, I am “commercial bread” sober now.😂 Thanks to your easy to follow sourdough recipe videos❤
I can only agree with everyone here. Hi from Germany btw. I watched so many videos and read books about sour dough. Your video is the first one that looks less complicated and voila,it worked 🎉. Thank you!
Hi Grant! thank you for your video. I picked yours for my first loaf because it was the simplest to follow but I watched a couple others before I started. I did 5 stretch and folds and covered my bread during the bench rest but otherwise followed your steps the rest of the way. My dough was much more sticky and harder to handle than yours appeared and that is why I added a couple more stretch and folds. Glad I did because the finished product was great! Thanks for helping me make my first loaf of sourdough bread with your simple video! I am enjoying it right now with a hot bowl of fresh chicken & dumpling soup! Wish I could post a pic for you! Sugar Geek is the other channel that I loved, her video helped me to not freak out when my bread was much stickier than yours!
That turned out gorgeous
Thanks!
I love your no nonsense method. 👏🏼🤗 thank you!!
Good straight forward vid. The only thing I would mention is that to be 'active' the starter needs not to have fallen. You can see the overnight starter crested and fell meaning it was past peak and not active. Usually you'll want to use it at about 75%-100% risen and the top of the starter is still domed and does not fall when lightly shaken.
Had it been active the proof times would have been significantly shorter since the starter needed to essentially wake itself back up for the first 2-3 hours-ish.
So glad I found your account gives out recipes and measurements, not long and easy to follow instructions and gets to the point. Doesn’t add unnecessary steps and unnecessary talk about how sourdough is so therapeutic and saved their life.
I can’t tell you how much I appreciate how well you explain things and common questions. I was trying to figure out if I should cover the dough before refrigeration and you thought to address it. THANK YOU for sharing your experience for the rest of us!
I am now on proofing time just waiting one hour then stick it in the fridge ❤ i’m a beginner and find your tutorial so easy to follow glad i found your channel
Enjoy! Thanks for the comment.
After trawling through many many videos on TH-cam, this was the easiest and the best. Thank you!
Best recipe, explanation, and result ever! Thanks for sharing your knowledge!!
Thank you for sharing such a good recipe.
I've been making this sourdough for the last 2 weeks or so and every time it comes out just great!
Easily the best sourdough recipe I've tried so far.
Thanks again from Hobart, Tasmania.
Finally a sourdough recipe that made a perfect loaf. Open crumb, gorgeous oven spring and beyond delicious. Thank you, Grant, for the wonderful recipe and very helpful tutorial!❤❤❤
I've been making sourdough for a couple years, but my oven spring was always hit or miss. I used this method and it came out beautifully, fingers crossed it will be consistent this time!
This is the very best bread recipe I have ever tried. It is hard to mess it up. Thank you Grant for sharing…
Making some as I’m watching. Never used the bannetons before, always used Pyrex glass bowls & double pans to bake off. Now I’ve got a dough hook tool, scraper, & the lame, I’m learning how to use them. Never made a bad loaf so I think adding these newer tools should allow me to score intricate patterns.
I applaud both your excellent technique and the hard work that went into making such a patient and detailed instructional video (and blog). Thanks Grant!
This video is the very best I've seen anywhere, straight to the point and no flannel. Just made my first decent sourdough loaf of bread, not quite as high as yours but reasonable, maybe proofed a bit too long before putting in the fridge overnight, still got the ear though. Many thanks. Will be watching many more of your video's. Keep up the very good work.
Two beautiful bunnies!🙏🙏🙏
9.34 remember when we were first aware of sd? Had to be so wet, had to keep feeding starter
This seems so logical, and easy(?)
Been trying for YEARS. HOpe to report good news thank you so much beryl
I've been turning out loaves using various methods and recipes, and this one gave me a huge belly, with an ear and geat rise. I used 400 gr bread flour and 50 whole wheat so added 2 spoonfuls of extra water to compensate for the thirsty whole wheat. Got a windowpane pass after 3 S&Fs. It was slow to rise but finally got about 75% rise and put in frig till the next day. Giant belly, great oven spring, gorgeous picture perfect ear. I don't normally use bread flour but AP King arthur. That extra protein must give it some oomph! Thank you for sharing!
I don’t know what it is, maybe men are just straight to the point, but this is the second sourdough instructional video I have watched by a man and it’s so much easier to understand than the ones I have watched by women.
You’ve made doing sourdough so much earlier and uncomplicated for me. I’ve made 4 loafs using your technique and recipe and they all come out fantastic. As well the length of the videos are perfect, in 12 minutes you explain perfectly. Thank you.
Great teacher- clear, succinct, camera and script clear!!!!
I appreciate this. Thank you!
Great tutorial! Ive watched a few sourdough tutorials and always walk away thinking it's too complicated and give up. You make it sound attainable!
I followed this recipe yesterday and made the BEST sourdough loaf I have ever made! THANK YOU for this video (I also bought your sourdough e-book)!
@GrantBakes - Thanks for posting this video! Your step by step instructions made my second (ever) Sourdough Bread come out perfect ! Thanks again !