To make sourdough bread ... without the cloth, your loaf will stick in the bowl and you won't be able to turn it out. Leave to prove for a further 2½ hours. Preheat the oven to 230C/210C Fan ...

The dough should hold its shape without collapsing ... Personally, I like to double the recipe and make two loaves of Dutch Oven Sourdough Bread. Once the loaves have cooled down, I slice them ...