Ingredients
200gstarter (hot)300gwater (90-95˚)25gwhole or dark rye flour80gwhole-wheat flour295gwhite flour11gsalt
Timing
About 16 h 45 min start to finish.
- Initial mix.
- 20 min autolyse
- Proper mix.
- 10 min rest
- First fold
- ~30 min rest, until “you see the dough spread out in the tub”
- Fold again
- ~30 min rest, until “you see the dough spread out in the tub”
- Fold again
- ~2 h rest, until the dough is 2.5 original size
- Shape and move to brotform.
- 12 h ± 3 h overnight rest in fridge
- Bake at 450 in closed dutch oven for 40 minutes, then 15 minutes with lid off at 400-425.
- Done
Source
This is Ken Forkish’s “Country Bread, EIB-style” from Evolutions in Bread. He includes a walnut variation.