Teddy's Sourdough Bread Bowls

Updated at: Thu, 17 Aug 2023 13:23:07 GMT

Step 1

Autolease: Combine flour and water. Cover and let rest for 30 minutes.

Step 2

Knead: Incorporate starter or polish and knead until a smooth dough forms. If the dough feels tough after incorporating the starter add another Tbsp or two of water. This should take about 10? minutes mechanically or 15 to 20 minutes manually. Let rest for 30 minutes.

Step 3

Stretch and Fold: Add salt and seeds. With wet hands, stretch and fold the dough over itself until the dough resists more stretches. Let rest for 20 minutes. Repeat this process four more times for a total of 5 rounds of stretch and folds.

Step 4

Bulk Fermentation: Let ferment for 3 more hours. The total fermentation time is 5 hours.

Step 5

Forming: Turn out the dough and divide it into #servings equal parts. Gently form each part into balls. Cover and refrigerate for 12-18 hours.

Step 6

Bake: Remove from the fridge. Score and bake on a hot stone for 30 to 40 minutes at 450F. Add steam to the oven by pouring boiling water into a heavy pan just before closing the oven door. No need to let the boules come to room temperature before baking.

Step 7

Harden the crust: When the crust looks a nice golden brown color, turn off the oven and crack the door open. Let the boules cool with the oven. Once they are cool cool enough to hold remove them and place on a cooling rack.

Step 8

Serve: Carve the top off of each boule and scoop out the insides. Serve them forth.

Step 9

For a softer less crusty bread skip the hardening step and reduce the baking temperature to 375F. This may increase the bake time. Just bake them until the internal temperature is 190F.

Step 10

For a large sandwich loaf simply skip dividing the dough into parts and bake in a dutch oven if you have one available.

Step 11

Incorporate 30 - 60g of molasses or honey with the starter to dramatically reduce the fermentation time.

Step 12

Add 2 Tbsp of Caraway seeds and Rye flour then bake into a loaf (above) for a delicious deli-rye bread.

Step 13

Incorporate 2 Tbsp of olive oil then form the dough into a sheet and cut it into squares for ciabatta rolls.

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