Henry's Sourdough

This recipe is how Henry bakes sourdough at home using a no knead method and baked in a dutch oven.

Makes 1 large loaf

You can get everything you need in our No Knead Sourdough Kit.

Don't fancy making your own Sourdough bread? Try our Sourdough Bread Box.

Ingredients

300g Sourdough starter
400g Strong Organic White Flour
100g Organic Spelt or Wholemeal Flour
12g Sea Salt
340g Warm Water
50g Toasted sesame seeds (40g in dough, 10g for topping)

Kit

Method

Feed your sourdough starter 12 hours before baking with 75g flour & 75g water. Leave out of the fridge
Weigh the water and flour into a bowl and mix install all ingredients are incorporated
Feed your starter for next time with 75g flour & 75g water
Leave the dough for 1hr somewhere warm (this is the autolyse stage)
Using a wet hand fold in the salt and sesame seeds
Fold the dough every 30 mins for 3 - 4 hours
Turn out into a floured surface and mould the dough. Put into a well floured and extra sesame coated basket
Put in the fridge over night to rest
Remove from the fridge and allow to come to room temperature and start to prove - around 2 hours
Pre heat oven and cast iron pot to 250°c
Carefully tip the dough into the pot and slash. Put the lid on and bake for 30 minutes
Remove the lid and bake for a further 15 minutes until well browned
Remove and cool for 20 minutes before slicing

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