For anybody searching for a recipe involving a pleasant quantity of emmer flour (and for anybody who already likes the flavour of emmer), this has turn into my go-to recipe. The levain consists of 30 g of starter, 80 g of emmer flour, 80 g of bread flour, and 180 g of water.
Combined the evening earlier than, the levain sits at room temperature in a single day till risen and considerably bubbly. The entire remaining dough elements are then combined. These are 300 g of emmer flour, 300 g of bread flour, 325 g of the levain, 335 g of water, and 15 g of salt. There is no such thing as a effort at this level to create gluten, and the purpose is just to combine the elements to uniformity. With the dryness of winter air, I opted so as to add about 15 g of water at this stage to get the whole lot into one mass.
Cowl the combination and let it sit for half-hour. Then knead or in any other case work the dough till you’re feeling the energy starting to construct. I actually like slap-and-folds (aka French folds) with this dough and did 300 for the pictured loaf. Cowl and wait 45 minutes after which give the dough a stretch-and-fold (S&F). This dough has a number of energy (due primarily to the bread flour and the kneading), and maybe just one or two extra S&F will probably be warranted. Let the dough sit some time in the course of the bulk fermentation and be affected person. I used my Brod & Taylor proofing field given the chilliness of our kitchen, and even then a number of hours handed.
There appears to be no want for a bench relaxation, and I went straight from dumping the dough onto the counter to a remaining shaping. Let the ultimate proofing go at a sluggish tempo and once more be affected person. Even with the B&T proofing field this loaf sat for an hour and a half proofing.
The bake occurred at 450F and lasted 46 minutes. The crust is properly chewy and the crumb may be very gentle.
Here’s a aspect view of the loaf.
Right here is the crumb.
Undoubtedly take into account making this bread if you wish to discover emmer flour.
