Slow fermented (non retarded) wholemeal sourdough. Slow fermented whole spelt sourdough bread. Let me say right from the start that I am not a measuring kinda guy when it comes to my bread. Add ½ cup of water, ½ cup of wholemeal spelt flour, stir well, cover with muslin (or similar), and leave in a.
For sourdoughs, I have not yet tried anything longer than overnight retard in the fridge. Has any of you retarded sourdoughs longer than this? Generally with sourdough after the bulk ferment (before shaping) you don't "knock back" – that's just taking out all the air and hoping there's enough oomph left Also are your stretching and folding during the bulk ferment? You can have Slow fermented (non retarded) wholemeal sourdough using 5 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you achieve it.
Ingredients of Slow fermented (non retarded) wholemeal sourdough
- It’s 150 g of sourdough starter.
- You need 200 g of very strong white flour.
- Prepare 385 g of strong wholemeal flour.
- It’s 420 ml of cold water.
- You need 14 g of salt.
That will help with gluten development and keep some tension/structure in the loaf. All it takes to make it look really attractive is a couple of slashes after the proofing stage. Bear in mind that different brands of wholemeal/wholewheat Longer ferments need less leaven. Too much and it will over prove, especially wholemeal flour, which is packed with.
Slow fermented (non retarded) wholemeal sourdough step by step
- Mix together the starter and the flours, with almost all of the water (hold back a couple of spoonfuls).
- Leave to autolyse for 30 mins..
- Mix the salt with the remaining water..
- Distribute the salty water evenly over the dough.
- Using a stand mixer with a dough hook (on a low speed) or by hand – knead very well for 15-20 minutes until dough is very strong and well developed.
- Cover the bowl and leave to rise for 24 hours at (cool) room temperature.
- Divide dough in two and pre-shape on a lightly floured surface.
- I now like to freeze one half – tightly wrapped in clingfilm.
- After a 5-10 minute rest, tightly shape the dough and place in a proving basket or tin.
- Leave to rise for another 18-24 hours until doubled in size / full of gas.
- Preheat oven to 240°C for 30 mins.
- Turn out dough onto your baking surface and slash with an oiled razor blade.
- Throw a half cup of water into the bottom of the oven.
- Add the dough and turn down heat to 210°C.
- Bake for 20 mins and reduce heat to 200°C.
- Bake for a futher 20 mins..
- If crust still needs to be darker then turn off oven and leave bread inside for 10-15 mins.
- Cool, then eat.
Wholemeal bread baked in a slow cooker. The shaped loaf goes straight into the slow cooker after the bulk ferment period, hence eliminating the need for a second proof. Natural yeasts provide leavening in long-fermented sourdough. Assumes the viewer has a sourdough/starter. A cold environment slows down the fermentation significantly.
