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Sheepcamp jackass bread

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Ingredients:
2 cupSourdough starter
3 cupWater, warm 90 degrees
8 cupBread flour
1/8 cupSugar
1 packActive yeast
2 tbspSalt
1/8 cupOil
1 tbspBaking soda
Procedures:
1The night before: dissolve starter in warm water, add 3 cups bread flour, cover with wet dishtowel and let ferment at room temperature to make sponge.
2The next morning: mix sponge with yeast (dissolved in sugar and 3 t warm water) salt, oil, soda.
3Let sit till bubbly.
4Add flour till a heavy dough is formed, or it separates from the bowl of a power mixer.
5Pour out on floured board and knead about 5 minutes till elastic.
6Put in covered well greased bowl till rises to double in size.
7Punch down and knead.
8Fill an 8 inch dutch oven half full, put on lid and let rise till pot is full (double in size).
9Bake at 375°F for 30 minutes, reduce heat to 325 and bake 40 minutes more.
10Turn out on rack, thump bottom to see if sounds hollow (if not, put it back in the oven for awhile! ~ tain"t done!).
11Let cool.
12Best to cut into quarters and freeze ?for future use.
13If you have more than ?a dutch oven of dough, make some rolls or biscuits or a 1 pound loaf!