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Add the water, sourdough starter, sugar, and melted butter to the bread machine.
On top of the liquids, add the bread flour and salt.
Select the dough function on the bread machine and press start. My dough function kneads for 5 minutes, rests, then kneads for 20 minutes.
Once the kneading is complete and the bread machine switches to rise mode, remove the kneading paddle, and tuck the dough ball into the middle of the pan.
Once the 1 hour and 30-minute dough function finishes, stretch and fold the dough once into a smooth dough ball and place it in the middle of the pan.
Leave the dough in the pan inside the bread machine, undisturbed. Leave the bread machine off, and allow the dough to naturally rise for about six more hours until the dough nearly rises to the top of the bread pan.
After the dough has risen, brush the top of the dough with an egg wash (optional: score the top of the dough) and use the bake function. The bread will bake for 1 hour.
Using oven mitts, pull the bread out of the bread maker and allow it to cool before slicing.