Bread Machine Sourdough Bread (From King Arthur Flour)

Ingredients

For 1 1/2 lb loaf

• 2 teaspoons active dry yeast or instant yeast
• 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
• 1 1/2 teaspoons sugar
• 2 1/2 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
• 2 cups sourdough starter, fed, active, and at room temperature (any variety is fine)
• 2 tablespoons vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons lukewarm water

For 1 lb loaf

• 1 teaspoon active dry yeast or instant yeast
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 2/3 cups unbleached, all-purpose flour
• 1 1/3 cups sourdough starter, fed, active, and at room temperature (any variety is fine)
• 1 tablespoon vegetable oil
• 2 tablespoons lukewarm water

Instructions

1. Place the ingredients into the pan of your machine, in the order suggested by the manufacturer; program for French Bread, or a similar long-rising cycle; and press start.
2. Check the dough after about 10 minutes of kneading; add additional water or flour as necessary to make a smooth, soft dough.
3. Remove the bread from the machine when it's done, and cool it on a rack.