Roasted Garlic Sourdough Bread with Oregano | Squirrelly Girl
Roasted Garlic Sourdough Bread with Oregano
Imagine slicing into a golden sourdough loaf filled with sweet roasted garlic, fragrant oregano, a crisp artisan crust, and a soft, chewy crumb.
The Sourdough Loaf That Makes Your Kitchen Smell Incredible
Roasted garlic and sourdough were practically made for each other. The garlic becomes sweet and mellow in the oven, while oregano adds a fragrant savory note that works beautifully with the tangy, fermented flavor of sourdough.
Big Flavor Without Complicated Baking
This loaf looks impressive, but the technique is approachable. The dough gets its strength from a series of gentle stretch-and-folds rather than traditional kneading.
Then the shaped loaf spends the night in the refrigerator, giving the sourdough time to develop deeper flavor while making the dough easier to score and bake.
- High-hydration sourdough dough
- Roasted garlic folded throughout the dough
- Fragrant dried oregano
- Gentle stretch-and-fold technique
- Overnight cold fermentation
- Hot Dutch-oven bake for maximum oven spring
A Little Peek at How It Comes Together
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🧄 Start With Roasted Garlic
Roast a whole head of garlic until the cloves become soft, golden and easy to squeeze from their skins. Let it cool before working it into the dough.
🥣 Build the Dough
The dough starts with an active sourdough starter, strong bread flour and water. After a short rest, salt is incorporated and the dough begins developing strength.
🌿 Add the Flavor
Roasted garlic and oregano are gently worked into the dough during the early strengthening stage, creating little pockets of flavor throughout the finished loaf.
❄️ Let Time Do the Work
After fermentation and shaping, the loaf goes into the refrigerator for an overnight cold proof. This is where patience pays off with deeper flavor and an easier-to-handle dough.
🧄 The Secret Isn't More Ingredients
It's giving the garlic time to roast and giving the sourdough time to ferment. The combination creates a loaf that's simple in concept but seriously impressive when it comes out of the oven.
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