San Francisco Sourdough Gourmet Bread Machine Mix

The California settlers relied on natural yeast spores to raise their breads and a good sourdough starter was prized and guarded.  In the wet, cooler climate of San Francisco Bay, yeast spores and therefore starters, were different and San Francisco breads were distinctive with a unique sourdough flavor that is famous around the world.

With this bread mix, you will make a San Francisco sourdough in your own kitchen, one that has the tangy, distinctive flavor of San Francisco Bay.   It will be chewier and crustier than other breads made in your bread machine and will look like the authentic sourdough bread with its split white top.  You will make a prized sourdough bread from San Francisco, one that will amaze your family and friends.

This package contains:

• One sourdough bread mix that makes a large loaf--approximately two pounds.
• An SAF gourmet yeast packet.  You add only water.
• Directions and tips for perfect bread. 
  

Try this bread for breakfast.  Sourdough bread makes excellent, crunchy toast reminiscent of English muffin bread.   

For a crusty bread:  This sourdough bread naturally forms a more chewy crust than other mixes and a "medium" crust setting will be adequate in most bread machines.  To maintain a chewy crust, store your bread in a paper bag, not plastic.  (In plastic, the bread sweats and softens the outer crust.)
If you bake it in your oven:  In your bread machine, this mix forms a very moist dough ball--too sticky to handle.  You'll want to reduce the water by a couple tablespoons.  You can make a wonderful sourdough bread in your oven but it takes a little patience.   With less water, this is a slow riser.  Allow at least a couple hours for it to rise on your counter.

"I am amazed at this bread.  It really is sourdough bread!!!"--Debbie

If you make this bread in your bread machine, water temperature is critical.  Please use a thermometer to measure water at exactly 80 degrees.  A ten degree difference in water temperature can double the growth rate of the yeast.  These bread mixes are satisfaction guaranteed when you use a thermometer.