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Seeded Sourdough Boule

Reggie Dwork <reggie@jeff-and-reggie.com>
Wed, 08 Jan 2020 19:39:00 -0800
v120.n002.2
* Exported from MasterCook *

                       Bread, Seeded Sourdough Boule

Recipe By     :
Serving Size  : 14    Preparation Time :0:00
Categories    : Bread                           Bread Machine
                 Bread-Bakers Mailing List       Food Processor
                 Hand Made                       Posted
                 Stand Mixer

   Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
      3/4           cup  ripe sourdough starter -- (170g or 6 oz)
   1               cups  lukewarm water -- Note*, (227g or 8 oz)
   3               cups  Unbleached All-Purpose Flour -- Note**
      1/4           cup  pumpernickel flour -- (26g or 7/8 oz)
      1/2           cup  Harvest Grains Blend -- (74g or 2 5/8 oz)
   1 3/4      teaspoons  salt
   1 1/2      teaspoons  instant yeast
                         TOPPING:
   1              large  egg white -- whisked until frothy
   1        tablespoons  artisan bread topping -- Note***

This sourdough loaf is enhanced with whole grains and a generous 
topping of seeds.

Note: * Sourdough starter can vary quite a bit in consistency. Use 
enough water to make a soft dough. Use 1 to 1 1/4C, 8 to 10 oz, 227g 
to 283g, more or less as needed.

Note: ** Use Unbleached All-Purpose Flour or European-Style Artisan 
Bread Flour, 3C, 361g, 12 3/4oz.

Note: *** or your favorite blend of seeds, (to 2T ), (11g to 21g) (3/8 
to 3/4 oz).

PREP: 30 mins
BAKE: 35 mins. to 40 mins
TOTAL: 3 hrs
YIELD: 1 loaf

In a large mixing bowl, or the bucket of a bread machine, combine the 
fed sourdough starter and 1 cup of the water, mixing until smooth.

Add the remaining dough ingredients, and mix and knead - by hand, 
mixer, bread machine, or food processor - until you've made a soft 
dough, adding additional water as needed. Note: If you're using a 
bread machine, program for the manual or dough cycle. Check the 
dough's consistency after 7 to 10 minutes of kneading; it should be 
smooth and elastic. Adjust as necessary with additional flour or water.

Cover the dough in the bowl, and let it rise until it's almost 
doubled, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

Turn the dough out onto a lightly greased work surface, and gently 
fold it over a few times to deflate it. Shape it into a large round.

Cover the loaf with lightly greased plastic wrap, and let it rise 
until it's very puffy, about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Towards the end of the 
rising time, preheat the oven to 425F.

Just before baking, brush with the beaten egg white. Sprinkle with 
seeds. Use a lame or a very sharp knife to make several slashes 
across the top of the loaf, asterisk-fashion.

Bake the bread for 20 minutes, then reduce the oven temperature to 
350F and continue to bake for an additional 15 to 20 minutes, until 
the loaf is golden brown and a digital thermometer inserted into the 
center registers 190F. Remove the bread from the oven, and cool it on a rack.

Store bread at room temperature, well wrapped, for several days; 
freeze for longer storage.

Review: This recipe is similar to the KAF Sourdough Boule, which I've 
also made. Both are great breads even though they may not be what 
some bakers consider an authentic sourdough. The crumb is moist, 
tender, and while not as open as a true sourdough, it's not dense and 
tight either. I didn't have the Harvest Grains Blend and subbed a mix 
of pumpkin, sunflower and flax seeds, as well as bulgur and amaranth. 
The seed mix measured 2/3 cup. My starter was unfed, but bubbly at 
room temperature. I added 2 rounded tablespoons of vital wheat 
gluten, but that was the only change I made to the recipe. I measured 
out 1 1/2 cups water and used all but a tablespoon of it to form a 
dough that was soft and tacky, but not sticky. The first rise was 2 
hours and the dough had doubled. I proofed the dough for the second 
rise in a dutch oven for just over an hour, and baked it in a 
preheated oven without preheating the dutch oven first. The bread 
took longer to bake than the published time. It baked for 20 minutes 
at 425F with the lid on, and 40 minutes at 350F with the lid off. The 
crust wasn't as dark as the loaf pictured with the recipe, but the 
bread was done, with an internal temperature of 205F. Even though the 
crust isn't dark, it's thin and crisp. I didn't do the egg white wash 
because I find that it sometimes softens the crust, and I prefer a 
crispy crust.

S(Internet address):
   https://www.kingarthurflour.com/recipes/seeded-sourdough-boule-recipe
Yield:
   "1 loaf"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 149 Calories; trace Fat (2.5% 
calories from fat); 5g Protein; 31g Carbohydrate; 1g Dietary Fiber; 
0mg Cholesterol; 272mg Sodium.  Exchanges: 2 Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat.

NOTES : 2018 - 0730