100% Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread
By Wild Yeast and More100% Whole Wheat Sourdough Bread Stand-Mixer Recipe. You can make perfect sourdough bread with 100% whole wheat flour. Let's make your own 100% whole wheat sourdough bread using a stand mixer(KitchenAid). It has caramelized crust and a nice open crumb.
Ingredients:
300g whole wheat flour
255g water
90g whole wheat starter
6g salt
10g minced onion(option)
Instructions:
- Attach a dough hook to your stand mixer. Combine all ingredients into a mixing bowl, and knead for 14 minutes on the lowest setting.
- Place the dough on the countertop and cover it with a slightly damp towel or bowl then let sit for 15 minutes.
- Stretch the dough to the right and fold back one half. Repeat to the left, top and bottom. Cover it and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Repeat one more stretch and fold. Cover it and let sit for 30 minutes.
- Laminating - Spray water evenly over the countertop. Gently stretch your dough into a rectangle(about 13x13"). Pick up one edge and fold into 1/3 then fold the other side into the center. Fold the other end the same way. Cover it and let sit for 45 minutes. Click here to watch the video instruction.
- Dust your banneton with flour. Shape dough into oval. Transfer smooth-side down to banneton. Pinch together the edges of the surface toward the center and maintain the oval shape.
- Cover it and let it rise at room temperature for about 2-4 hours then refrigerate for 30 minutes.
- Place Dutch oven and lid in the oven, and preheat oven to 500F(convection oven to 475F).
- Remove loaf from the refrigerator and dust surface of dough with flour. Gently invert banneton over the preheated dutch oven. Score the top of the dough about 1/4-inch deep with a sharp knife.
- Bake for 20 minutes with lid on
- Reduce the temperature to 450F(convection oven to 425F) and bake another 15 minutes.
- When done, transfer your sourdough bread to wire racks to cool completely.