Sourdough bread – Hangry Hannah

Blue Cheese & Walnut Sourdough Loaf

November 10, 2025bread, Fermentation, Recipes, sourdough1 Comment

I love how customizable sourdough can be! I have been trying out different variations, and this combo may be one of my fall favorites. The walnuts add this wonderful crunch while the blue cheese highlights the tanginess of the sourdough. It makes a wonderful bread for grilled cheese, to dip into soup, and to eat toasted with some butter!

Ingredients

300g Water
175g Active Sourdough Starter
450g Bread Flour
10g Sat
1 Cup of Walnuts, roughly chopped
1 Package of Your fav Blue Cheese, crumbled

Let’s Get Baking

In a large bowl, combine 300g water + 150g active sourdough starter and whisk until fully incorporated.

Then add in 450g of bread flour + 10g of salt. Mix well until there are no dry spots on the dough. The dough should be sticky. Cover with a damp towel and let sit on the counter for an hour.

After the initial hour, uncover the dough and add in most of the chopped walnuts + blue cheese. Be sure to save some of the fillings for the shaping process! Now we begin stretch and folds. Wet your hands and place them underneath the dough, pull the edges of the dough up and fold them on themselves. Repeat on all sides of the dough. Once folded, cover the dough with the towel and repeat the stretches every hour until the loaf has doubled in size – the timing will vary. The dough will feel light, airy, and it will be less sticky when it is ready.

Time to shape! Turn out your dough on a lightly floured surface. Pull out the edges of the dough to create a rectangle. Add in the remaining walnuts + blue cheese. Fold one side halfway into the rectangle and fold the other side over that. Roll the dough away from you, creating a log. Place your hands on the sides of the dough and begin pulling towards yourself to get rid of the seams and create a tighter ball. Prepare a bowl by placing a towel in the bowl and sprinkling flour on the towel. Place the dough ball upside down [or seam side up] into the prepared bowl. Cover with the towel and let it proof for one hour on the counter before moving it into the fridge overnight.

Preheat the oven to 500°F and put your Dutch oven in the oven while it preheats. Place your dough on a piece of parchment paper and score the bread to release the steam. Carefully remove your Dutch oven once the oven has preheated and place your dough inside. Cover with the lid and bake at 500F for 20 minutes. After the initial 20 minutes, reduce the heat to 475°F and bake for another 25 minutes.

Allow to fully cool before cutting into the dough – this is the hardest part! Then enjoy!

What will you serve this bread with?

Made with Love,
Hannah

Dill & Lemon Sourdough Loaf

June 24, 2025bread, Fermentation, Recipes, sourdough1 Comment

I have so much dill in my garden now that I don’t know what to do with it! I usually plant it for my homemade pickles but I wanted to find ways to incorporate it into other dishes. I decided that adding dill to my sourdough loaf would be a perfect start to using up my harvest. All I could think about was making BLTs on homemade bread. I loved how the dill and lemon highlighted the sourness of the bread. This might be my new go-to summer loaf! I used Sourdough by Syd recipe on TikTok – I make the perfect loaf with it every time!

Ingredients

300g Water
175g Active Sourdough Starter
450g Bread Flour [I used bread flour and whole wheat just because I did not have enough bread flour]
10g Sat
1 Bunch of dill, chopped
1 Lemon, zested

Let’s Get Baking

In a large bowl, combine 300g water + 150g active sourdough starter and whisk until fully incorporated.

Then add in 450g of bread flour + 10g of salt. Mix well until there are no dry spots on the dough. The dough should be sticky. Cover with a damp towel and let sit on the counter for an hour.

After the initial hour, uncover the dough and add in the dill + lemon. Now we begin stretch and folds. Wet your hands and place them underneath the dough, pull the edges of the dough up and fold them on themselves. Repeat on all sides of the dough. Once folded, cover the dough with the towel and repeat the stretches every hour until the loaf has doubled in size – the timing will vary. The dough will feel light, airy, and it will be less sticky when it is ready.

Time to shape! On a place your dough on a floured surface. Pull out the edges of the dough to create a rectangle. Fold one side halfway into the rectangle and fold the other side over that. Roll the dough away from you, creating a log. Place your hands on the sides of the dough and begin pulling towards yourself to get rid of the seams and create a tighter ball. Prepare a bowl by placing a towel in the bowl and sprinkling flour on the towel. Place the dough ball upside down [or seam side up] into the prepared bowl. Cover with the towel and let it proof for one hour on the counter before moving it into the fridge overnight.

Allow to fully cool before cutting into the dough – this is the hardest part! Then enjoy!

I would love to hear about all the creations you make with this bread! What are your favorite dill recipes?

Made with Love,

Hannah

Sourdough Sandwich Bread

May 6, 2024bread, Fermentation, Recipes, sourdough2 Comments

I have been on a sourdough kick recently, I love how versatile it is! You can make pastries, savory snacks, and the best bread ever. I love making the big loaves, but I wanted to try something easier to cut and use for my morning avocado toast. I found this recipe from Stay at Home Sarah and she truly is right on with how easy this sandwich bread is! This recipe makes two loaves which you can easily wrap up and freeze until you’re ready to use!

Ingredients

1/2 Cup Softened Butter
2 1/2 Cups Warm Water
1 1/2 Cups Active Sourdough Starter
2 TBSP Honey
1 TBSP Salt
8 Cups Bread Flour

Let’s Get Baking

Using your stand mixer bowl, add in softened butter + warm water + active sourdough starter + honey + salt + half of the flour. Mix with paddle attachment until all the ingredients are combined. Switch to the dough hook and slowly add in the rest of the flour. Knead on low for about 7-8 minutes or until the dough is smooth and glossy.

Place the dough into a buttered bowl and cover with plastic wrap or a damp towel. Leave at room temp to proof for 10-12 hours. The dough will be ready when it’s doubled in size.

After your first proof, lightly coat your loaf pans with oil or butter. Divide the dough in half. Working one at a time, roll the dough into a large rectangle. Stretch the sides and press gently on the dough to release any bubbles. using the short sides, fold the dough into thirds. Starting at the short end, roll the dough up into a log, tuck the ends in underneath. Repeat with the other piece of dough. Place into the prepared pans seam side down. Cover with a damp towel and let proof again. This can take up to about 3-6 hours, or until the dough is about 1in from the pan rim. I completed this second proof in the fridge, but you can also leave it out.

To bake, preheat the oven to 375F and bake for about 40 min. Allow to cool on a wire wrack and let rest 1 hour before slicing.

This makes the best bread that can be used with any toppings imaginable! I have been loving it with avocado + chili oil + a runny egg for my breakfast

Made with love,

Hannah

Brad’s Sourdough

March 19, 2022March 18, 2022Fermentation, RecipesLeave a Comment

We all know that I love Brad Leone, my sourdough starter is named after him. I got his new cookbook for Christmas and was excited to see that he shared his sourdough recipe. Brad’s recipe is completely different from Claire Saffitz recipe that I had been using from the New York Times. Brad’s recipe incorporates olive oil which brings out a fatty flavor that I love in the bread. Brad also doesn’t require you to knead the dough for 20 minutes, which my arms appreciate. If you’re making bread at all it’s increcibly important to have a kitchen scale.

Ingredients

You need a total of 1000g of flour, it can be of different types, but Brad notes it also can be 1000g of all the same

700 g Bread Flour
150g Rye Flour [I used whole wheat]
150 Fine Italian Flour/type “00” [ I just used the bread flour again]
750g Filtered, Room Temp Water
15g Fine Salt
30g Extra-Virgin Olive Oil [I had a little fun here and used my herbs de provence oil]
150g Active Starter, fed the night before

Lets Get Cooking

Sift the flours together into a large bowl and mix in the water. You want the flours to autolyze which will help build up the gluten development. Make sure there is no dry flour left in the bowl. Cover and let sit for at least 30 minutes, you can let it sit for longer.

Once you’re done letting the flours autolyze, add salt + oil + starter to the flour mixture. Using your hands, knead the mixture into a smooth uniform ball. You can knead by gently pulling the dough and folding it over itself, or whatever kneading method works for you. Once you get the dough how you like it, place it back in the bowl and cover with plastic wrap. This will begin the fermenting process. Be sure to leave the dough at room temperature.

Here’s the part where you need to watch.

Every 60 minutes during the fermenting process you’re going to have to ‘turn’ the dough. This is done by wetting your hands and pulling up a side of the dough and folding it over itself. Turn 90 degrees and complete these ‘turns’ on all 4 sides. After each turn, cover again and let the dough rest. Depending on how your dough is fermenting you may do 3 turns, you may do 6. Once you’ve noticed that the dough has about doubled in size in the bowl and has a light and airy texture.

Once your fermentation is done it’s time to shape and bake! Flour a surface and let the dough fall out. Cut the dough in half if you are making bread, if you are making pizza dough, cut it into 4 equal pieces. With a bench scraper, slide it under the dough and turn, making it into a ball almost. Have floured bowls ready to place the shaped dough back into it and cover. Flip the dough into the floured bowl so that the bottom of the loaf is facing up. You can refrigerate for a day, which I recommend. Or you can bake that day.

Preheat the oven to 500F and place the dutch oven with the lid on into the oven. Gently flip out the dough onto a floured piece of parchment paper. Cut the top of the dough so it can release steam while baking. Place the dough/parchment into the dutch oven, cover, lower the temp to 460F and bake for about 20-25 minutes. Remove the lid and then let bake for another 45 minutes.

Let sit for about an hour before cutting into it!

If you’re making pizza with the dough, follow along with my sourdough pizza recipe after making the dough!

Made with Love,

Hannah

Steak Sandwich

May 19, 2021August 23, 2021Recipes4 Comments

Truly, is there anything better than a steak sandwich? It makes it 100x better when it’s homemade and used with bread that you made yourself. But it does not even have to be that extra. Most likely you have these ingredients hanging around in your fridge/pantry so why not make it into something beautiful.

Ingredients

2 Slices of your fav bread (sourdough)
1LB Bottom Round Steak
Pickles, sliced
Mayo, enough to spread on the bread
1 Slice Provolone Cheese
1/4 Cup Onion, sliced
1 TBSP Butter
1 Garlic Clove, diced
1/4 Cup Worcestershire Sauce
Salt + Pepper

Let’s Get Cooking

Melt your TBSP of butter into a small pan. Add in the onions and begin to caramelize, this is a long process so if you don’t want to wait just saute them. If you would like to caramelize, let the onions cook in the butter on low for about 30-40 minutes.

While the onions are cooking marinate the steak. Season the steak on both sides with salt and pepper. In a small bowl, add in the Worcestershire sauce + garlic + steak. Let marinade for about 20 minutes.

Heat up about 1/2 TBSP of olive oil in a large pan. Add in the steak and cook about 4 minutes on each side for med-rare. Let the steak cool, then cut against the grain into strips.

Add the steak back into the pan with the heat on low, add on the cheese, and cover with a lid. Add a little extra water to create steam to melt the cheese.

Once the steak is ready, toast your bread and lightly coat one slice with mayo, add on the sliced pickles, steak, then caramelized onions.

Serve with french fries or whatever side you desire.

Made with Love,

Hannah

Cheesy Pull-Apart Sourdough

December 2, 2020December 2, 2020Recipes3 Comments

Me and just about everyone else who has a slight obsession with food jumped on the Sourdough train during quarantine. I have zero regrets about it and Brad [my sourdough starter] is still going strong. Sourdough is so versatile, that’s what makes it so fun. This recipe was inspired from Tik Tok by Morgan Hipworth. For the recipe, I used my homemade sourdough but obviously this can also be done with a store bought loaf.

Ingredients

One Sourdough Loaf [homemade or store bought]
1 Block of Cheese, cut into thin slices, I used Monterey Jack because that is all the store had
4 TBSP Butter, melted
2-3 Cloves of Garlic, finely diced
Fresh Parsley, finely chopped

Let’s Get Cooking

Preheat the Oven to 375F.

Using a bread knife, cut down into the top of your bread, going horizontally, and vertically. This makes the pieces to pull out.

Take your cheese slices and tuck them into the bread, making sure each pull out piece has cheese around it.

Melt the butter and add in the chopped garlic + parsley. Brush the sourdough with the butter mixture.

Place into the oven for about 5-10 min to get the bread toasty and all the cheese melty. Keep a close eye on it, depending on your oven it may go quicker.

Take out and share with your friends and family immediately. Trust me it’s dangerous.

Always Hungry,

Hannah

Charred Tomato Toast

September 2, 2020September 8, 2020Recipes1 Comment

It’s the simplest ingredients that go the longest ways. I mean roasted garlic is good on a flip-flop. So with these 4 simple ingredients you are about to make a meal that will have your taste buds so damn happy. I got this recipe from Brad on It’s Alive by Bon Appetit. It should be noted that I love him very much but at the same time I need Bon Appetit to pay their POC employee’s fairly. This recipe uses homemade sourdough, but you don’t have to be like me and make sourdough solely for this recipe. Feel free to use a demi-baguette or whatever kind of bread your heart desires.

Ingredients

Sourdough Bread/Demi-Baguette, sliced
Ricotta Cheese
Olive oil
Cherry Tomatoes
Garlic Cloves
Salt + Pepper

Let’s Get Cooking

Bring out a large sauce pan and add in about 1-2 TBSP olive oil. Add in 6-8 cherry tomatoes [depending on how many people you are cooking for, use about 6 for one serving] and whole cloves of garlic, with the husks on, about 2-4.

Saute the tomatoes and garlic until the tomatoes begin to burst open and slightly char and the garlic has softened. Remove from heat, placing the garlic in the bowl first and tomatoes on top, top off with salt + a little olive oil.

Add in about 2 TSP more of olive oil into the same pan and place the sliced bread into the pan, allow to toast on both sides.

While the bread is toasting, place ricotta cheese in a bowl. Take the garlic from the tomatoes and remove the husks. Smash the garlic with a knife and rough chop them. Once chopped add to the ricotta. Add in olive oil + salt + pepper and mix well.

Once the bread is toasted to your preference, top off with the ricotta cheese, tomatoes, and any juices that is left off in the tomato bowl.

***CHEF KISS AND ENJOY***

Always Hungry,

Hannah

Avo Toast & Eggs

August 15, 2020August 9, 2020Recipes1 Comment

Theres something about sourdough bread and avocado that makes breakfast 100% times better. This is a super easy breakfast that will impress your whole family, or cat, I’m not judging! You obviously don’t need to make your own sourdough bread specifically for this recipe, but if you have some around the house UTILIZE IT!

Ingredients

Sourdough Bread, toasted/ or whatever bread you have
Avocado
Salt + Pepper
Lime Juice
Eggs
Butter

Let’s Get Cookin’

Another at home recipe that I did and obviously didn’t start writing it down until it was too late, but here we are anyway.

Cut your bread, or if your fancy and it’s already sliced, place in the toaster and toast to desired doneness.

Halve the avocado and place in a small bowl. Add in the salt + pepper + lime juice and mash until mixed well.

Place about 1 TBSP to 1/2 TBSP in a pan and heat to med-low. Whisk eggs in a bowl. Pour into pan and turn the heat down to low. Frequently push the eggs around the pan as they begin to fold. Cook until they are solid. Finish off with salt + pepper.

Take the toasted bread and spread the avocado mash over top, place the avocado over top or on the side whatever you prefer, I’m not going to tell you how to eat your eggs.

Always Hungry,

Hannah

Sourdough Pizza

June 6, 2020June 2, 2020Fermentation, Recipes2 Comments

If you’re like me & every other food lover, you made some sour dough starter during this quarantine. You can make so many delicious things with sourdough starter. I personally love the sour taste so I have been trying to find new ways to use the starter. Recently, I made pizza dough from my starter & omg it’s everything I could have wanted. I got the recipe from Little Spoon Farm, check them out! Enough talking, let’s get cooking.

Ingredients

1/2 Cup/100 g Sourdough Starter (If you don’t have starter, check out the recipe here to make your own!)
2 TSP/10 g Sea Salt
1/3 Cup + 2 TSP/ 50 g Whole Wheat Flower
3.5 Cup + 1 TBSP/ 450 g All Purpose Flour
1.5 Cup/ 375 g Water
You’ll also need whatever pizza toppings your heart desires, I’m a cheese and sausage kinda gal but it’s your pizza so you run the show

Let’s Get Cooking

The night before: Add the pizza crust ingredients into a large mixing bowl. Using your hands, mix until all the ingredients are incorporated. Cover the bowl and let it ferment over night at room temp.

In the Morning: wet your hand with water and gently pull one side of the dough up & over its self. Turn the bowl and complete this on all sides.

Cover the bowl and place in the fridge up until about 36 hours until you are ready to bake. You can skip this step if you’d like and get right to cooking!

When you’re ready to eat: remove the bowl from the fridge and let sit for about 30 min.

Divide the dough into 4 pieces on a floured surface, shape the dough into a ball form and let rest for about 30 min. Cover with a towel

Turn the broiler on high and heat up a cast iron skillet. While the skillet is heating up, press the dough into about an 8″ circle (use as much flour as you need)

Remove the skillet once it is hot and place the dough into the skillet. Put on whatever toppings you desire and then place back into the oven for about 5-6 minutes, or until the crust on the bottom begins to char.

Remove from heat, slice it up, & enjoy with friends, family, or just yourself.

Made with Love,

Hannah