Cover with a dry, lint-free towel and let rise in warm place until double, about an hour. Place in greased 9x5x3-inch loaf pan. Cover and let rise to double. Bake in 350 F oven about 45 minutes. Recipes for sourdough starters are featured in many bread cookbooks.
Few aromas can match the appeal of baking bread.
Homemade bread is one of those nostalgic foods that led to the invention of the popular bread machine. While this recipe isn't designed for a bread machine, it certainly is worth getting your hands a little sticky. Making bread by hand also is a good stress reducer. Actually, bread, pasta and other grain products are low-fat, highly nutritious foods with plenty of complex carbohydrates. Almost any food eaten in large quantity, without counteracting exercise, can add extra pounds to your frame.