Sourdough Bread
Description
Ingredients
Instructions
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Starter
Feed Starter 100g water and 100g flour (let double in size about 6 hours)
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Options
100% flour blend
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- Add 650g cold water into a bowl
- Add 200g of the Starter and mix
- Add 450g WholeWheat Flour and 450g white bread flour and mix
50/50 blend
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- Add 650g cold water into a bowl
- Add 200g of the Starter and mix
- Add 450g WholeWheat Flour and 450g white bread flour and mix
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60/25/15 (Flour, Einkorn, Rye)
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- Add 620g cold water into a bowl (additional you can add 20-30 more)
- Add 200g of the Starter and mix
- Add flour blend (540g white, 225g einkorn, 135g rye
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Prep the Dough
Cover with towel and let rest 60 min (72-79 degrees)
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Kneed for 5 min at speed 2 and look for Gluten to start forming
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Add 20g salt and kneed for another 5 min looking for silky smooth surface
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Do a stretch and fold. Do this about 4-6 times until the dough starts to resist
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Cover and rest for 45 min (should be about 78-80 degrees. )
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Do a stretch and fold.
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Cover and rest for another 45 min (should be about 78-80 degrees. )
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Do a stretch and fold.
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Cover and rest for another 2-4 hours (should increase by 70%)
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Split into 2 balls and fold (package up)
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I usually bake one and put the other into the fridge with plastic wrap on top
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Baking
Put Dutch Oven into the oven at 480 degrees till the oven gets to full temperate.
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Take Dutch Oven out line with parchment paper and put the loaf inside
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Use a knife to cut line down the center
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Put lid on and bake for 22 min. (1 loaf per pot)
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Turn oven down to 400 and take the lid off. Keep baking 15 minutes.
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Take it out of the oven and take the bread out of the container and let it rest 15 min before eating.
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