This is one of my favorite sourdough recipes. Three days ago, I made this as I do weekly, but this time I decided to freeze two small loaves immediately after shaping them. I wrapped them in plastic wrap before freezing. This morning I took out one of the loaves and set Compu-Defrost on the microwave for 2 lb. casserole. I auto-set for 6min and 43 sec. I determined that I would defrost the loaf for only the 43 sec. I turned the loaf over every 10-12 sec, and in less than a minute it was soft all the way through. I made four slits in the top, slathered it was warm butter and placed it in an 85F. oven (turned off). In less than 20 minutes had doubled in size so I took it out and turned the oven to 450F. I cooked it for 23 minutes. It had the best oven spring of any sourdough dough bread I've ever made. Just wanted to share this with the group.

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