Sourdough Pullman Loaf Recipe You’ll Love

Sourdough bread has become quite the household staple, and with good reason. So it’s no wonder we’ve come up with a scrumptious sourdough Pullman loaf recipe, for all you sandwich lovers out there to jump on! If you’re tired of regular drab sandwiches, then it’s time to try a fantastic sandwich loaf recipe you’ll love!

Table of Contents

• What Is Pullman Sourdough?
• Best Type Of Flour For Pullman Loaf
• Sourdough Pullman Loaf Recipe
  • Ingredients
  • Instructions
    • Nutrition
• Pullman Loaf Sourdough
• FAQs

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What Is Pullman Sourdough?

A Pullman sourdough is essentially a sourdough sandwich bread, often baked in a long, narrow, lidded pan, that keeps the bread in a square shape as it bakes. The Pullman loaf is often referred to as pain de mie or pain anglais in French.

Best Type Of Flour For Pullman Loaf

You can really opt for any type of flour you fancy. Although I prefer all-purpose flour and would advise that you steer clear of any whole-grain flour. The whole grains may risk a result of decreased sourness, and if this isn’t what you want then opt for whole wheat flour, white flour rye, or potato flour.

(Speaking of potatoes, have you checked out my potato sourdough bread recipe?)

Sourdough Pullman Loaf Recipe

This scrumptious sourdough Pullman bread recipe requires an active sourdough starter for that powerful, yet delicious tang. If you love sourdough sandwich bread as much as I do, then you simply must have a go at this recipe!

• Type: Bread
• Cuisine: French
• Recipe yield: 1 loaf
• Calories: 125kcal
• Prep time: 20 minutes
• Cooking time: 45 minutes
• Resting time: 20 hours 20 minutes
• Total time: 21H25M

Ingredients

• 135g whole milk (room temperature)
• 350g all-purpose flour
• 25g sugar
• 100g ripe sourdough starter
• 100g room temperature water
• 10g fine sea salt
• 55g room temperature butter

Instructions

1. One hour prior to mixing your dough ingredients, heat the milk in a small saucepan until it starts to simmer. Pour the milk into a large bowl. Let this sit for one hour.
2. Add the flour, sugar, and starter to the milk, and mix until the ingredients have combined. Gradually add the water, while kneading the dough. Then add the salt during kneading.
3. Much like regular sourdough bread baking you’ll need the dough to lift from the sides and bottom of the dough, and if you find that this isn’t happening, then simply use a scraper to help move the dough toward the center of the bowl. Add the butter, and mix until fully incorporated into the sourdough pain de mie dough.
4. Cover the dough and let this rest for 20 minutes.
5. Then knead the dough for 5 minutes. Remove the dough from the bowl, and onto a lightly floured surface. Knead the dough until it’s nice and smooth. Shape it into a dough ball then drop this into a lightly greased bowl. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it rest for 4 hours. The dough should double in size.
6. Roll the dough into a ball, and place it into a bowl covered with a lid or plastic wrap. Refrigerate the dough overnight.
7. Remove the dough from the fridge in the morning, and allow it to reach room temperature for a couple of hours.
8. Meanwhile, lightly grease the Pullman loaf pan, and sprinkle some flour over your work surface. Gently tip the dough out and onto the floured surface, and roll the dough out into a rectangle, roughly the same width as the length of your Pullman loaf pan. Roll the dough up like a cinnamon roll, pinching the ends. Place the dough into the greased pan, and cover it. Let it rest in a warm place for 4-6 hours.
9. Preheat the oven to 350F, and bake the loaf covered for 20 minutes. Then remove the cover and bake for another 25 minutes.
10. Allow the bread to cool in the pan for 5 minutes before removing it from the pan. Let your sourdough sandwich loaf cool completely on a wire rack before serving.

Nutrition

• Calories: 125kcal
• Carbohydrates: 20g
• Protein: 3g
• Fat: 4g
• Saturated fat: 2g

Pullman Loaf Sourdough

If you enjoy sourdough baking as much as I do then you’re going to love the countless snacks and savories you can make with this scrumptious sourdough sandwich bread. And if you’re on the hunt for something else to try, then why not indulge in this simple yet scrumptious sourdough focaccia recipe?

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