Frugal Sourdough Bread - EASY wholemeal sourdough using supermarket flour. Only $1.37 per loaf!

An easy and very affordable way to make healthy wholemeal sourdough bread at home, with simple ingredients from the supermarket. This bread recipe contains 100% wholemeal flour, table salt, water and sourdough starter - that's it! The total cost for making this loaf was $1.37 Australian Dollars, not including water and electricity.

I baked this bread in a Vardargen loaf tin from Ikea ($5.99), but you could use any bread pan you have, or see if you can find one in a charity shop. I've included the dimensions for my tin below as well as a smaller version of the recipe if you have a smaller sized loaf pan.

This bread is wonderful for sandwiches, toast, or slicing for the freezer - a great everyday style of bread that won't break the bank!

RECIPE
* measures are metric
5 cups / 700g wholemeal flour (I used 10 x half cup measures in the video. The flour used was Aldi's 'White Mill' brand wholemeal flour)
2tsp / 12g salt, any will do
2.25 to 2.5 cups water / about 560g
Half to 2/3 cup sourdough starter / about 140g

For a smaller loaf I would use:
3 cups flour
1 tsp salt
1 and a 1/3 cups water (or a tad more)
Half a cup of starter

The bulk fermentation (first rise) for this loaf took five and a half hours, but yours might be shorter or longer than this - you have to watch the dough, not the clock.
I did about 4 sets of stretch and folds.
The final proof for this dough was 90 minutes, yours might be shorter or longer.
The loaf was baked for about 50 minutes in a fan forced oven, preheated to 220°C / 430°F. Your oven may be slower or faster than mine, just bake your loaf until it is dark golden colour. Don't bake it too lightly, it needs to be baked as long as possible to ensure it's fully cooked all the way through.

Ikea Vardargen loaf tin dimensions: 29cm long x 10cm wide x 7cm deep

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