Traditional braided sourdough bread for Easter

Fermented sour

Ingredients

500 g cake flour

1 packet of yeast

500 ml lukewarm water

Method

Add the yeast to the lukewarm water.

Allow time for the yeast to activate (± 5 minutes).

Gradually add the water and yeast solution to the flour.

Leave to rest for 2 hours.

Sourdough bread

Ingredients

1 kg bread flour

500 g fermented sour

15 g salt

800 ml water

Method

Sift the flour and salt and add 500 g of the fermented sour.

Gradually add the water to form the dough.

Knead the dough until it has a smooth texture.

Divide in two, braid, then bake for 25 minutes in a pre-heated oven at 200 ˚C.