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Sourdough Seed Loaf

Ingredients

  • 237 g Rusticus
  • 354 g brown bread flour
  • 7 g salt
  • 120 g seed mix see notes
  • 120 g boiling water
  • 235 g warm water
  • semolina or rice flour for dusting

Instructions

  • Boil kettle, add seeds to bowl and pour over 120 g of boiling water. Set aside to cool to room temperature
    120 g seed mix, 120 g boiling water
  • Cut Rusticus into cubes add 235 g of warm water and leave for 15 minutes to float then blitz with stick blender
    237 g Rusticus, 235 g warm water
  • Add seeds to Rusticus and mix to incorporate
  • Whisk flour and salt together in a separate bowl
    354 g brown bread flour, 7 g salt
  • Add seed mix to flour mix and blend to a shaggy mass
  • Cover and leave to prove until double in size
  • Place in fridge overnight for slow ferment
  • Next morning, take out of fridge and shape into a loaf
  • Line a 900g to 1 kg kilogram loaf pan with baking paper and place dough seam side down into loaf pan - dust with semolina flour
  • Proof for further 2 to 3 hours or until well risen
  • Preheat Dutch oven in oven at 230°C for 45 minutes
  • Place loaf pan inside Dutch oven, add a cup of ice blocks and cover with lid
  • Bake for 30 minutes, removed lid
  • Turn oven temperature down to 190°C and bake for a further 20 to 25 minutes (96°C)
  • Remove from pan and place loaf on wire rack to cool for one hour before cutting

Notes

Four seed mix - 40% sunflower seeds 40% flaxseeds 10% sesame seeds 10% pumpkin seeds high protein 22% per hundred grams high fibre 23% per hundred grams