Recipe Source:
1. Vermont Sauerteigbrot from Petras Brotkasten
2. Bread: A Baker's Book of Techniques and Recipes
This is my submission to HBinFive at BigBlackDogs.
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- Combine the ingredients of fluid starter in a large mixing bowl. Cover with a plastic wrap and set aisde for 12-16 hours at room temperature. In the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the fluid starter, water and spelt flour, and rye flour on low speed until just combined, about 1 minute. Let the dough rest for 30 minutes. Scatter in the salt and continue mixing on low speed until the dough reaches a medium level of gluten development. This should only take about 3 or 4 minutes.
- Transfer the dough to an oiled container. Ferment at room temperature for 2.5 hours, with folds at 50 and 100 minutes. Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured counter. Divide it into two portions. Preshape the dough pieces into balls. Sprinkle the balls lightly with flour, cover loosely with plastic, and let rest for 15 minutes.
- Shape them into batards or boules and place seam-side-up in a floured proofing baskets. Proof the dough, covered with plastic wrap, at room temperature for 2.5 hours. Alternatively, the loaves can be proofed for about 100 minutes at room temperature, then refrigerated for 2 – 16 hours and baked directly out of the refrigerator.
- An hour before baking, start preheating the oven together with baking stone and a roasting pan on the bottom of the oven to 220C/450F. Turn out the loaves onto a baking shovel or the back of a baking sheet sprinkled with semolina. Slash the loaves as your like.
- Once the oven reaches the temperatures, place in the bread dough and fill the heated roasting pan with 1/2-inch of hot water. Immediately close the oven and bake for 40 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
Vermont Spelt Sourdough 
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83 comments:
wow...perfect professional bread...that too homemade..u r a great baker.simply superb...great work with awesome clciks..
Love those moulds u used for making ur bread, fabulous bread Angie..
This is really great, at first I saw the pictures and wondered how you made it, and then when I read it I found that it's and so easy as well.
I love the look, texture and colour of this bread. I'm sure it taste beautiful and filling. Great to soak up all the curry sauce...mmm. Love the baking dishes that can create all the lovely patterns. I don't think I have come across these. Maybe I should take up pottery now...haha.
Those are gorgeous bakes, Angie!
I still don't dare to try out this kind of sour dough bread. I like to eat and I know it's really healthy one. Hope I got back my passion on baking then I will study deeply the whole process of making this healthy bread from your blog. Thanks very much for sharing. It's good one!
Gorgeous loaves. Bravo!
Utterly, utterly, breathtakingly beautiful!
such beauitful masterpieces. !! I wish I had those wicker baskets....the marks they leave are breathtaking!
Angie, what is 30 sourdough starter? is it 30 grams? I wld like to try this if i can. n can I use wholemeal flour instead for the bread? Tq :))
wow these loaves look fantastic, Angie!
Zurin: yes...30 grams...wholemeal flour will work too.
And thank you, my friends, for all the kind words. :-)
Your breads looks wonderful!!! I got this basket too and made bread in it for HBin5 June first post!!! Ya beat me to it!!! LOL Thanks for the post........
Gorgeous photos!!
Ah, gorgeous. I really need to get some proofing baskets, as it would greatly improve the shape of my loaves.
The texture of your bread looks gorgeous!
I saw those containers you used in one of the baking TV show, but I never seen it here. This is great and look healthy.
WOW looks awesome,u r gr8 in Bread making.....
That bread looks delicious!
Bbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbbeautiful looking bread there! I could smell them!
wow, such perfect looking bread , i want to cry, wish mine turns out like that,
Wow look at that. What an awesome looking bread! Love that bread pans that you used. Where do you get those pans? Let me know.. I love it!
Angie is the Queen of Sourdough!
Awesome!!! Awesome!!!! looks so perfect and yummy!!!
Angie! How come you're so clever in making this~~very beautiful and perfect!
Such beautiful loaves! The proofing baskets are such a great idea.
Don't you think your breads looks so good...love the bread you shared here. Who say you can't make your own bread at home ? Beautiful!!! Thanks for sharing and btw I have an award for you...please drop by my blog and pick it up :))
WOW Gorgeous bread! Someday I hope to be able to produce something like that. So professional looking and wonderful crumb.. YUM
Angie, you really are a pro at bread making. Fantastic!
Gorgeous Bread my friend... I do the same technique too, and I let the dough rest in the fridge for 10-15 hours .
Photos are perfect.
Wow, I love the nice patterns on the bread.....thks for the cooking tips!
Wow, I cant believe your breads, they are so beautiful and artisanal looking. Simply gorgeous!
Wow, beautiful bread. I love the trick you used to get the texture on the bread! Thanks.
ils sont vraiment magnifiques ces pains avec spirales
ils sont très réussis
bonne soirée
wat detailed pics ! its defntly something new to me and the designs on the bread looks so attractive
That's one hell of a picture. Beautiful and splendid clicks. Love it. Couldn't take my eyes out of it. Love to try this recipe sometime.
I have never worked with spelt. You give me courage. The bread looks fantastic. I hope you're having a wonderful day. Blessings...Mary
Great looking bread.
Those are beautiful loaves of sourdough! I'm simply going to have to get those stone baskets too!
Angie,
You're such a fantastic baker. I like the design on the loaves and the texture of the bread is just lovely. I can almost smell the fresh baked bread.
Those are some beautiful loaves of bread Angie! You should open your own bakery. You are so talented!
Angie, you do make the most glorious breads. Really stunning and I know they're delicious from eye-tasting.
Awesome looking bread! Maybe one day I will get those results.
Beautiful bread. I just can't bake. I tried, and maybe I'll try again. Your photos are stunning!
There is nothing more beautiful than fresh baked sourdough!
Wow Angie, amazing. I really love this and must try:)
creative and beautiful pattern !! luv it!
amazing... love the bread 'wicker' look...
Nice Bread! Welcome to the HBin5 group
I love a good sourdough bread but have never tried to make it myself. This looks perfect!
I love my bannetons. I have the same two that you do, Angie. Your loaves are absolutely stellar! That is one hefty recipe for a small gal like you to be working. Now that is perseverance! Definitely a labour of love.
:)
Valerie
I've not tried baking sour dough in a long time, but your posting have me craving those incredible taste you only get straight from the oven. What a beautiful loaf.
Angie
your breads are so beautiful and look totally pro looking!
Wow, lovely bread. So professional!
Awesome they look...Great job Angie !
They look amazing! I like the shape of the round one!
Wow, I am so impressed by your bread making abilities. Love those molds you baked them in.
oh wow looks amazing and you joined healthy bread in five awesome i need one of those baskets
Gorgeous fresh bread! Very nice!
I must say Angie this bread is just a wonderful work of art! Awesome and too creative!
Gorgeous breads and I would so love to own one of those bread baskets. It just give the loafs such a professional look I think!
Awesome looking bread ! wow can I have it?..;-))
What else can I say! The bread is too beautiful to be bitten! ;)
Oooh, Daniel will be jealous I saw this first-he's the bread baker out of us. These loaves look beautiful, love the spelt in there!
Such pretty loaves! I really need to start baking my own bread again. You inspire me! :)
Dear Angie - Once again you have me floored. Those breads look amazing! You bake like a pro. Fantastic!
Ciao, Devaki @ weavethousandflavors
Such beautiful loaves Angie - you really do bake like a pro!
your bakes always look so amazing!
Your breads are so beautiful! I'm going to have to get some baskets. The photos are outstanding.
My what beautiful bread you have! I recently went on a bread making frenzy, but my sourdough starter got weird before I used it. This post has made me want to give it another try! Bravo!!
The bannetons make me jealous to begin with but the bread really takes the cake. Beautiful loaves. Where did you buy your banneton's?
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