Ancient Grain Sourdough Recipe

Ancient Grain Sourdough Bread
Ingredients for the dough
- Water 15g
- Fine Salt 10g
Stir these two ingredients together and set aside.
- 295g Water
- 260g High Gluten Bread Flour
( I recommend our Premium Strong White Bread Flour 12% or our artisan Single Origin White Flour)
- 160g Levain, mature
- 60g Khorasan Flour
- 60g Emmer Flour
- 50g Spelt Flour
- 7g Bread Improver
- 1 tsp Diastatic Malt MIXTURE (We have already blended our diastatic malt to make it easier to use as such tiny quantities are required when used.)
- 100g Sprouted Sorghum (optional)
Method
- Combine Water, Flours, Bread Improver and Diastatic Malt mixture to a shaggy mass, let it autolyze (stand) covered for 30min.
- Then add the salt and water mixture and Sorghum and mix to medium gluten development.
- Transfer to a lightly oiled tub or bowl, cover well with a lid or plastic wrap.
- Bulk ferment for 2.5hrs total, including 2 folds (1 fold every hour after the 1st 30min). 30 min rest after the final fold. Use the windowpane test to check the gluten development. If underdeveloped leave for a further 30min and check again.
- Divide and shape your dough into the required boule/ batard shape.
- Rest for 20min
- Final proof @ 13degC for 14 hours
- Or
- Final proof @ 4deg C for 12 – 16hrs
- Bring your oven to temperature with the dutch oven in the oven while heating up.
- Cut a piece of baking paper and place proofed dough on paper and score. Only take your dough out of the fridge once the oven is UP TO TEMP.
- Carefully place the dough into the dutch oven, place the lid on and put it back in the oven to bake.
- Bake your 1kg loaf at 260DegC for 45min (with the lid on), then take the lid off and bake without the lid for a further 10min.
































