The best thing about this bread is that it has all the benefits of being sourdough bread without the necessity and mess of maintaining a starter, something that I did for years. What are the benefits of sourdough? Better gluten for a better structure, better taste. To make this bread, you mix some of the ingredients together the day before you make the bread, let it sit out overnight on the counter, and then add the rest of the ingredients for the loaf. This is called making a poolish. Dill bread is exceptionally tasty and makes for a mean grilled cheese sandwich.
For day one:
One cup of water
One teaspoon yeast
One cup of flour
For day two:
Take the day one ingredients and add:
2 1/2 cups of flour
Three tablespoons water
2 teaspoons of dill
1 teaspoon of sugar
1 teaspoon of salt
2 or 3 tablespoons of oil, I use lard
Put into the breadmaker on 1.5 pound setting.