1000g strong bread flour
750g tepid water
100g madre
10g salt
1g yeast
Note: For information on the Madre, please see the French baguettes recipe.
Instructions-
- Add the madre to the tepid water.
- Add the flour to a mixer and mix for 3 minutes.
- Add the water mixture to the flour and mix for 10 minutes. This is to warm the mixture to speed the fermentation process.
- Now add the yeast to one side of the mixing bowl and the salt on the opposite side. Remember: The salt retards the yeast, which in return will take longer to rise.
- Mix the mixture for a further 10 minutes.
- Now let the dough rest in the mixer for 30 minutes.
- Take out the dough which will be risen and stretch it on a lightly floured work surface and fold it in thirds as a letter.
- Now fold it in thirds again.
- Place the dough in a covered container and let rest for 45 minutes in a warm, 24C, place.
- Lightly flour a work surface and flip the dough out of the container.
- Stretch it a bit to create a rectangle. Please note: Don't over use the flour as it will prevent the dough from sticking back together later on.
- With a dough cutter, divide the dough in 3 parts.
- Now out of each third of dough, measure 300g parts of dough.
- Let rest for 45 minutes.
- Flatten one piece of dough with the palm of your hand to stretch it a bit, don't get all the air bubbles out.
- Turn both short ends inwards.
- Length ways, roll the dough to form a log big enough to fit into a bread tin and by making sure the ends are completely sealed.
- Let rest for 5 to 10 minutes.
- Flatten the dough.
- Length ways, roll over one side whilst pressing down in the center with the palm of your hand to close it.
- Lift the dough, stretch it slightly and roll over the other side towards the middle.
- Now, close both side as a book whilst pressing down on the edges to make sure it has closed properly.
- Roll your dough from the center outwards to fit into a bread tin.
- Let rest for 45 minutes on a slightly floured cloth on a baking tray.
- Preheat the oven to 240C.
- Bake for 20-22 minutes.
- Enjoy!
- For left over bread, wrap it in cling film. This bread will not go stale. The next day just toast it and voila!
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