Always remove the tin out of the bread maker before placing the main ingredients in it. If you wish to make it a Sourdough Rye loaf then replace 1 cup of flour with rye flour and you may need to add an extra tablespoon of warm water to the mixture. The dough must be placed in a warm spot to rise. A hot water bottle wrapped in a blanket with the loaf tin works well if there are no warm spots in the house.
Ingredients
Splash of oil
340g or 1½ cups of warm water
1½ tsp salt
440g or 3 cups plain flour
¼ tsp yeast
1 tbsp poppy, sunflower or any chosen seeds for top of loaf if desired
Instructions
Remove the tin from the breadmaker and make sure the blade is securely in place
Pour a splash of oil over the blade, this helps it pull away nicely from the loaf once baked
Add all the other ingredients to the tin in the order above
Place loaf tin in machine and set to' Knead' or any bread program
After about 5 mins check inside to see if all has combined
If needed, scrape down the sides with a spatula but do yourself a favour and stop the machine first
The belt is easily stretched and the machine will need an expensive repair if you slow the blade whilst running
As soon as all ingredients are incorporated turn off machine completely
In total kneading of 10 minutes works well
Leave loaf tin to rest in a warm place with some cling film over it or you can leave it in bread machine with the lid closed, if the area is warm enough
Wait up to 8 hours until the dough has at least doubled, if really cold it may take even longer
Remove cling film, if bread has dried out on top and you want to add seeds then flick a few drops of water on it and sprinkle seeds on top
Put loaf tin very gently back into the machine and do not let the bread machine knead the mixture.
Set to Bake which is quite likely to be the Cake program
The loaf will be ready in an hour.
Remove immediately from tin, remove blade from loaf and cool on a wire rack
This bread slices much better once cooled but we sadly can never wait that long!
Recipe by Pantry Fun at https://pantryfun.com/easy-sourdough-in-a-bread-maker/