A recipe for sourdough bread is a set of instructions for making a loaf of bread using sourdough as the leavening agent. Sourdough is a fermented dough made from flour and water, and it gives bread a characteristic sour flavor. Sourdough bread is typically made with a sourdough starter, which is a portion of sourdough that is kept alive and used to inoculate new batches of dough.
Sourdough bread has a number of benefits over bread made with commercial yeast. Sourdough bread is more easily digestible, has a lower glycemic index, and is more nutritious. Additionally, sourdough bread has a longer shelf life than bread made with commercial yeast.
