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Free Healthy Recipe - Dark Rye Spelt Sourdough

Dairy free, Low fat, Low GI, Low sugar

This recipe is from Yoke Mardewi's excellent book Wild Sourdough. Breadmaking may take some time but it is very therapeutic and shows you why a traditional sourdough is worth the money you pay for it.
To obtain a copy of Yoke's book or her sourdough starter visit www.wildsourdough.com.au

Ingredients
100 grams whole rye flour
1½ tbs barley malt
3 tsp sea salt, finely ground
2½ tsp caraway seed
Method

Use a digital scale to measure all the ingredients, including the water. Put all the ingredients in a non metallic bowl starting with the water and starter, flour, malt and salt last.

Use a wooden spatula and stir the ingredients together for 2 - 3 minutes to form a cohesive mass.

Rest the dough in the bowl for 15 - 20 minutes.

Oil the surface of the benchtop and use your fingertips to throw the dough into the air and slap in onto the bench. The process is called air kneading. Repeat for 5 minutes until the dough develops some elasticity.

Rest the dough for 20 - 30 minutes. The dough should feel soft. elastic and slightly sticky.

If after 30 minutes rest period the dough feels too wet or too dry, add more flour or water.

Add the caraway seeds and air knead for a final 5 minutes or until the dough is elastic, soft and looks silky smooth.

Scoop up all the dough with a large dough scraper (I used a wide plaster spatula from the paint shop) and place on a oiled bench.

Divide into two and shape into two. Shape into 2 rounds.

Let the dough rise until almost doubled. This process takes between 4 - 6 hours.

To bake
Preheat the oven to 235C for at least 30 minutes. Place a shallow tray of water in the oven.

Bake the loaves (ideally on a stone) for 10 minutes then reduce the heat to 210 C for a further 30 - 35 minutes.

Remove from the oven and invert immediately onto a cooling rack.

Allow to cool before cutting

Makes 18 servings (serve = 40 g slice)

Scale recipe to serves

Prep Time: 35 mins
Cooking Time: 45 mins
Ready in: 420 mins


Suitable for:
Side Dish, Snack
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Nutritional Information - Per Serve
Kj 504 kj
Calories 120 kcal
Total Carbohydrate 22 g
Total Protein 5 g
Fibre 3 g


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