Sourdough Loaf

The Ideas Kitchen, March 9, 2015

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Sourdough Loaf

A good loaf of sourdough bread is a real thing of beauty but most people never bake one themselves because it’s known to be a terribly time consuming process involving standing mixers, dough hooks and half-hourly kneading. Our simple Sourdough Loaf cuts through all that complexity to give you an easy recipe we made using our microwave and bread maker.

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Author: www.theideaskitchen.com.au

Ingredients

PART 1 – THE CULTURE
1 tsp yeast
300 g strong white flour
2 tbsp balsamic vinegar
300 ml water
1 tsp sugar
Instructions
1. Mix the sourdough culture ingredients in a glass bowl.
2. Cover with a damp tea towel and secure it around the bowl with string.
3. Place bowl in the NN-CS894 microwave oven on the “Convection 40˚C” setting for 6 hours and then leave overnight.
* Alternatively leave for at least 12 hours at room temperature
PART 2 – THE BREAD
Ingredients
1 tsp yeast
250 g strong white flour
1 tsp sugar
1 tsp salt
70 ml water
250 g sourdough culture
Instructions
1. Place all the ingredients into the bread maker pan.
2. Select the Basic Dough program 2hour 20m.
3. Remove dough from the pan. Shape into a cob slightly scoring a cross on the top.
4. Prove at 40˚C in the NN-CS894 oven on the Convection setting for 20-30mins or until doubled in size.
5. Bake at 220˚C for a further 15mins.