Bimby Alentejano Bread

• 2 13/16 tablespoons water
• 3/8 ounce baker's yeast fresh
• 3/4 cup flour type 65
• 1 cup water
• 9/16 tablespoon salt
• 4 cups flour type 65

1. Heat the 50 grams of water and place into a bowl, along with the yeast and flour. Stir well and using hands, form into a sticky ball. Cover with plastic wrap and let rest in a warm place to rise.
2. In the Thermomix mixing bowl, place the water and salt. Set to 1 1/2 minutes /98u0b0F /speed 2.
3. Add the dough. Mix for a few seconds at speed 6. Then set to 4 minutes/spike rate.
4. Remove dough and place in a large bowl, cover with plastic wrap and let rise in a warm place for about 1 hour.
5. Shape dough into a ball and place on a baking sheet sprinkled with flour. Make a horizontal cut in the middle of the dough ball.
6. Bake in a preheated oven set to 392u0b0F for 10 minutes. Then lower oven temperature to 356u0b0F and bake for about 30 minutes more.

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Taken from www.yummly.com/recipe/Bimby-Alentejano-bread-2056280 (may not work)