The Villa Park Women’s League Dinners come with tested recipes. This is from January 2015, A Taste of San Francisco.
Sourdough Bread
EJU NOTE: Since getting this from Ginger a couple months ago I’ve made this recipe about 20 times—other than feeding the starter (1 minute) and the proofing time (30 minutes), it literally takes 7 minutes and yes, I timed it. I put down saran or parchment to knead the dough so clean up is less than 10 seconds. Some recipes recommend putting a pyrex bowl with an inch of water into the oven when you first turn it on to add some moisture. I didn’t see any real difference and have done it both ways.
Source: Ginger Kleerup
Primary batter—Do 12 hours before making the bread:
Ingredients:
- 1 c sourdough starter (Elizabeth or Lainey will have this for you, please bring a clean glass jar that will hold at least 2C) (The starter recipe is on the blog)
- 1 1/2 c flour
- 1 c warm water
Directions;
- Mix in a large bowl. Cover with plastic wrap.
- Place in a warm, draft free area for about 12 hours for proofing. It should get bubbly.
- Stir.
- If you wish, remove 1C and use to make again later.Use to make biscuits, bread, pancakes, waffles, whatever.
NOTE: Biscuits are faster to bake than bread – but the traditional round San Francisco Sourdough is my favourite. Further NOTE: the recipe makes 1 loaf or about 10 biscuits, you will need to double or triple for
your party. Assume ¼ loaf or 2 biscuits per person.
To make the bread/biscuits
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 c primary batter
- 1 c flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 Tab sugar
- 1/4 tsp baking soda
- butter, melted
Directions:
- Mix ingredients, except butter, gently. Dough will be very soft.
- Turn out on floured board and knead for approximately 1/2 minute.
- -Either shape into a round and put on cookie sheet, baste with a bit of melted butter
— OR roll out with floured rolling pan (or pat with floured hands) until about 1/2 inch thick and cut with floured biscuit cutter.
Carefully lift and baste with butter. Place close together on pan. - Place in warm place for proofing for 30 minutes.\Bake 30 – 35 minutes at 375º for biscuits or a bit longer (40-45) for the single loaf—it will brown and crack a bit.
Serves: 1 loaf or 10 biscuits/rolls
Source: Villa Park Woman’s League Gourmet