50 Percent Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread
50 percent whole wheat sourdough bread recipe, with whole wheat flour and wheat bran which makes it healthier and more nutritious. Tastes amazing.
Ingredients
Overnight Starter
- 19 g 100% hydration sourdough starter , unfed
- 118 ml water at room temperature
- 94 g bread flour
Final Formula
- 250g bread flour
- 250g whole wheat flour
- 5 tbsp wheat bran
- 310 ml water at room temperature
- 15g salt
- Overnight Starter
Instructions
Prepare the overnight starter.
- To make the overnight starter, in the evening stir down the 100% hydration sourdough starter, and remove 19 g in a bowl. First add the water and stir well. Add flour and stir. Cover with plastic wrap, and let it rest at room temperature for 12-14 hrs (overnight).
- For the 100% hydration sourdough starter – you either make it to have it your own as shown here – or take from a friend who has or buy it from a specialized store)
Prepare the final dough.
- In the morning, in a large bowl mix the flour and wheat bran with water and the overnight starter until well combined. Let the dough rest (autolyse) for 30 minutes.
- Add the salt and knead by hand for 5-8 minutes.
- Wipe the inside of a wide bowl with a little vegetable oil. Place the dough into this wide bowl so the dough can be stretched and folded without removing it from the bowl. Cover with plastic wrap.
- Let the dough ferment at room temperature for 2.5 hours with folds at 50 minutes. The folding is shown here.
- Turn the dough out onto a floured surface. Shape it in form of a loaf. Sprinkle the loaf with flour, cover and let rest for 15 minutes.
- Meanwhile prepare 1 bowl with 1 kitchen towel, sprinkled with flour. Add the dough seam-side-up, cover with the edges of the towel and proof for 2 or 2.5 hours at room temperature. You will know it's done when pressing the dough with the finger the it comes slowly back.
How to bake the sourdough bread.
- Preheat the oven to 475 F (240 C) with baking stone or in case you don't have one preheat a baking sheet. Place a small pot with water at the base of the oven to create steam.
- Turn the proofed loaf onto a parchment and score it. You can see some tips here. Carefully transfer it to the preheated baking stone or back of the baking sheet.
- Bake for 15 minutes with steam then remove the pot with water from the oven and bake for another 20-25 minutes without steam.
- Cool on a wire rack. Let it cool completely before cutting for at least 2 hrs.
Nutrition
Serving: 1 loafCalories: 2201kcalCarbohydrates: 465gProtein: 64.2gFat: 6.6gSaturated Fat: 1gSugar: 1.7g