About 70% of hydration, 15% protein content in the flour, baked in a cast iron pot

by enceladus71

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  1. May be worth waiting another 2 years before your next loaf if this is the spectacular result!

  2. enceladus71

    Adding the recipe:
    – 600g of spelt flour
    – 420g of filtered water
    – 15g of salt
    – 60g of active rye sourdough starter

    I’ve mixed thr flour, water and salt in a standing mixer and left it covered for 30 minutes to autolyse. I then added the starter and kept mixing for about 5 minutes.
    Next I’ve performed 6 stretches & folds, each 30 minutes apart. After the last stretch&fold I left the dough in a container to ferment for 2 hours.
    After this whole process I’ve formed the loafn sprinkled it with rice flour and put it in a banneton. Put it in the fridge at 4 degrees C for 10 hours.
    I warm up the cast iron pot to 250 degrees, line it with baking paper, put the scored bread on to and add 2 ice cubes inside (between the paper and the walls of the pot) to create the steam. I bake it for 20 minutes with the lid on, then take the bread out of the pot and keep baking on a tray for 20 more minutes at 230C.

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