Retarded Spelt Bread (with special kneads)
- 300 g very strong white flour
- 550 g spelt flour
- 17 g salt
- 200 g sourdough starter
- 525 ml water
- 9 g active dried yeast
- Combine all of the ingredients, separating the yeast and salt until the water is added
- Knead really well - its a wet dough so will benefit from being left to rest for short breaks and stretching/folding
- Cover and leave in the fridge over night
- The next morning, scrape out the dough onto a surface and divide into two.
- I like to wrap one portion in cling film and freeze.
- Stretch out the dough to a rough rectangle or square shape
- Fold over the left and right sides, then the top and bottom
- Continue to go around the sides of the dough, pulling the corners up and round, creating surface tension on the other side and a seam
- Flip the dough over onto a lightly floured surface and quickly shape into a tight ball with your hands
- Place the dough in a well floured proving basket and cover
- Put the basket in the fridge overnight or all day
- Preheat oven to 240 C for 30 mins
- Turn out the dough onto your baking surface and score with a razor blade
- Throw a cup of water into the bottom of the oven
- Quickly put the dough in and shut the door
- Turn down to 210C
- After 20 mins turn down to 190C
- After 15 more mins, turn off the oven and make sure the bread has come away from the baking surface (you can put it on the oven rack now)
- Bake for a final 10 mins in the residual heat.
- Then its done.
white flour, flour, salt, sourdough starter, water, active dried yeast
Taken from cookpad.com/us/recipes/476717-retarded-spelt-bread-with-special-kneads (may not work)