How to Bake Sourdough Bread in a Cast Iron Skillet
When I first started baking bread from scratch, I didn’t have a fancy Dutch oven or expensive bakeware. But I did have my trusty 10-inch cast iron skillet…
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Make soft, fluffy sourdough sandwich bread with this no-knead recipe! Perfect for sandwiches and toast, this easy sourdough loaf is kid-friendly and better than store-bought.
When I first started baking bread from scratch, I didn’t have a fancy Dutch oven or expensive bakeware. But I did have my trusty 10-inch cast iron skillet…
Most sourdough bagels require an overnight rise. But let’s be real—not every day on the homestead (or in mom life) leaves room for that kind of timeline. So I created a shortcut recipe that still uses your bubbly starter, still gives you that classic bagel chew, and—bonus—you can make it start to finish in just one day.
If you’re wondering about Sourdough Starter and when to feed it, what kind of flour to use, and how to know if you’re doing it right you’re in the right place!
If you’re just starting out with sourdough, the lingo can feel a little… weird. Starter? Discard? What am I discarding and why?
It doesn’t take as much hands-on time as you think. Most of sourdough is just waiting around while your dough does the work—and with a little rhythm, you can totally bake fresh bread while wrangling kids, watering the garden, and flipping pancakes. Let me walk you through the full timeline, step by step.
In this post, I’ll break it down in plain language so you can decide what works best for your kitchen and your schedule whether you’re baking with a digital scale or scooping flour with a mason jar lid.
Traditional sourdough bread involves lots of folding and stretching (which is great, but overwhelming at first). This version lets time do the hard work gluten develops slowly overnight while you sleep, so there’s zero kneading required.
I didn’t have yeast on hand, but I’d heard whispers about sourdough starter this living thing you feed like a pet and bake with like a pro.
Have you ever wanted to make homemade sourdough from scratch? Well, now’s your chance! There is something so satisfying when you can smell that fresh-baked…
The biggest mistake you can make with your sourdough starter is setting it in the back of your kitchen and forgetting about it for months….