Comments on: My Favorite Simple & Easy Sourdough Bread Recipe

By: Melissa Griffiths

Melissa Griffiths — Wed, 22 Apr 2026 11:03:24 +0000

In reply to Brady. After the one hour mark, just add them in and work them in by hand. You can also add them in the morning through they are a little harder to get worked in.

By: Brady

Brady — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 18:15:36 +0000

When would you suggest adding inclusions?

By: Debbie

Debbie — Sun, 19 Apr 2026 12:41:00 +0000

Excellent Sourdough Bread! A compliment every time! I recently started using rice flour on the counter and in the Banneton and wow what a difference, no more sticking. I put the bowl of sourdough on a pot holder so it’s not directly on my granite countertops and I cover with plastic wrap, then a dish towel and let it rise overnight. By morning it’s risen perfectly. I live in Colorado so the plastic works best.

By: dgm

dgm — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 19:33:52 +0000

After failing making several sourdough recipes, I trusted you and followed this exactly. THIS is great sourdough bread!!! Thanks so much for this recipe and the encouragement to try again😊.

By: Melitta

Melitta — Wed, 08 Apr 2026 13:44:32 +0000

Learned how to make sourdough bread by using these directions. Thank you very much!!
I did modify my recipe slightly by using 100g of started and 325g of water.

By: Melissa Griffiths

Melissa Griffiths — Mon, 06 Apr 2026 18:22:36 +0000

In reply to Angela M Watt. Yes, that is quite warm, it just processed the flour quickly! Feel free to shorten your timing by a few hours or just work a little flour in in the morning if it's sticky!

By: Angela M Watt

Angela M Watt — Tue, 31 Mar 2026 16:08:01 +0000

Sorry if you’ve answered this before but I couldn’t go through all the comments. I weighed everything exactly and the dough looked good before I went to bed. I let it rise for about 12 hours in a fairly warm area 75 degrees. The dough had raised but was incredibly sticky. I had to keep adding flour to the counter just to be able to move it at all. I’m letting it rest now for 2 hours and we’ll see how it comes out but do you know what could have made it so sticky and wet? Used King Arther bread flour.

By: Melissa Griffiths

Melissa Griffiths — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:51:35 +0000

In reply to Heidi. Yep, just prep them both all the way through shaping and putting them to rise the last time then just bake the first one, and then bake the second in the hot dutch oven after the second one comes out, it won't hurt it to sit an extra hour while the first one bakes, I do this all the time.

By: Heidi

Heidi — Thu, 12 Mar 2026 12:13:30 +0000

I’d like to double the recipe but only have one Dutch oven. Can you give a recommendation for how to stagger the time of baking if I make two loaves?

By: Melissa Griffiths

Melissa Griffiths — Mon, 09 Mar 2026 13:38:58 +0000

In reply to Karen Fordyce. I just use a fine sea salt.