Sourdough Onion Herb Bread

5.00 (3)
⏱ 210 mins 🍽 2 1pound loaves 🏷 Sourdough Breads

This moist and fragrant sourdough bread is enriched with onion flakes and Italian seasoning, yielding two satisfying loaves. The recipe utilises a bread machine for the initial dough preparation before shaping, proving, and baking. The result is a golden, buttery crust with a soft interior. The method also includes guidance for making the dough by hand if you do not have a machine.

Sourdough Onion Herb Bread

Ingredients

  • 1 3/4 cups proofed sourdough starter
  • 3/4 cup milk
  • 2 tablespoons sugar
  • 4 tablespoons butter
  • 1/4 cup dried potato flakes
  • 2 teaspoons salt
  • 2 tablespoons dried onion flakes
  • 2 teaspoons dried mixed italian seasoning
  • 4 cups unbleached all-purpose flour

Method

  1. Place all the listed ingredients into your bread machine, following its specific order for adding components.
  2. Choose the dough setting on the machine, ensuring you take the dough out once kneading finishes and before it begins to rise.
  3. Transfer the dough onto a work surface dusted with a little flour and form it into two separate loaf shapes.
  4. Put each shaped loaf into a greased bread tin and lightly coat the tops with cooking spray.
  5. Cover the tins and allow the dough to prove in a warm spot until it has increased in size.
  6. Be prepared for this proving stage to last for a while, often around 2 1/2 to 3 hours.
  7. Bake the loaves in an oven preheated to 350° F for approximately 30 minutes, or until they turn a golden brown colour.
  8. Take the baked bread from the oven and immediately tip the loaves out of their tins onto a cooling rack.
  9. Use a brush to apply melted butter over the top crusts while the loaves are still warm.
  10. This bread can also be prepared without a bread machine by using standard hand-kneading techniques.

Nutrition (per serving)

Sodium2546200 mg

Recipe details

CategorySourdough Breads
AuthorDonna M.