Beer Bread (sourdough Bread, Rolls, Or Pizza Crust )

Total Time: 48 hrs 30 mins Preparation Time: 48 hrs Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup warm water
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 3 tablespoons instant potato flakes
• 1 (1/4 ounce) packet yeast (only if you are making basic starter for the first time)
• 1 cup sourdough starter
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups warm water
• 2 teaspoons salt
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 6 cups bread flour

Recipe

• 1 for feeding the starter:.
• 2 weekly, or as often as every 3 days, feed the starter.
• 3 dissolve sugar and potato flakes in warm water.
• 4 add to the starter.
• 5 only if you are making starter for the first time, add the packet of yeast to the ingredients.
• 6 let set uncovered all day.
• 7 that evening, remove 1 c and refrigerate remainder.
• 8 for making bread, rolls, or pizza crust:.
• 9 in a large bowl (not metal), mix together bread ingredients until well blended.
• 10 cover with dish towel and let set all night (up to 8 hours or more).
• 11 next morning: punch down and turn out on floured surface.
• 12 dough will be sticky. use enough flour to allow you to shape it, but don't knead more flour into the dough unless it is absolutely too gooey to manage.
• 13 divide into 3 sections and form loaves or make into rolls or press into pizza pan for pizza crust.
• 14 let raise for 5 hours or more.
• 15 bake 350 degrees for 30 minutes
• 16 brush tops with butter.