Recipes

Bread

Bread – Basic Recipe

  • For 1 loaf

 

Ingredients

  • 1 kg flour
  • 1 level tablespoon salt
  • 650–700 ml water (depending on the type of flour)
  • 1/4 cube fresh yeast

 

Preparation

Preparing the Dough

  • Place the flour in a large bowl.
  • Mix the salt into the flour.
  • Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water.
  • Gradually add the water to the flour.
  • Knead into a soft, smooth dough.
  • The dough should be elastic and not too dry.
  • Cover the dough and let it rise.
  • Ideally, prepare the dough in the evening and refrigerate it overnight.

 

Long Cold Fermentation

  • Improves the flavour.
  • Makes the bread easier to digest.
  • Creates a beautiful crumb structure.

 

The Next Morning

  • Remove the dough from the refrigerator.
  • Do not knead it again. Instead, fold it several times to release air bubbles and build tension.
  • Shape it into a loaf.
  • Place a cast-iron pot with a lid into the oven.
  • Preheat the oven to 250 °C.
  • Once the oven is hot, place the loaf into the hot pot.
  • Cover with the lid.
  • Bake at 250 °C for approximately 50 minutes.

 

Last 10 Minutes

  • Remove the lid.
  • Reduce the temperature to 220 °C.
  • This creates a crispy crust.

 

Tip

  • The bread is done when it sounds hollow when tapped.
  • Allow it to cool on a wire rack after baking.

 

Variations

  • Wheat bread
  • Spelt bread
  • Wheat/spelt blend
  • Wheat/buckwheat blend
  • Adjust the amount of water according to the flour used.

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