Sourdough Beer Bread

Description

Not a dense bread. It's a rustic looking loaf that ought to be just the thing with stews or hearty soups. With only 2 cups of flour, this makes a small (14 oz) loaf with a crunchy crust and a light interior.

Ingredients

• 1 tsp yeast
• 2 cup King Arthur all-purpose flour
• 2 tsp sugar
• 1 tbsp lecithin granules
• 1 tsp salt
• ¾ cup rye sourdough starter
• ¼ cup flat beer
• 2 tbsp water

Rye starter

• 2 cups rye flour
• 2 cups warm water
• 1 pkg yeast in a glass container

Procedures

Rye starter

1. Mix starter ingredients together
2. Leave at room temperature for about 3 days stirring when you think of it.
3. When it starts to smell like a brewery, you can refrigerate it.
4. Just bring it back to room temp before you use it.

Bread

1. Place basic ingredients in pan in the order given.
2. Bake on basic bread cycle. This can probably be timed.