White Loaf – Tonkolyliszttel (Hungarian Sourdough Bread)
Makes: 1 Large Loaf | Category: Bread | Course: Accompaniment | Machine: Mixer | Total time (min.): 2 to 3 hours (+1 day to leave mixture) |
A traditional Hungarian Sourdough bread that combines the strong flavours of sourdough fermentation with a rustic crust.
Ingredients
Sourdough Starter:
- 250g plain flour
- 40g dried yeast
- 250ml warm water
- 15ml vegetable oil
Bread:
- 800g strong bread flour
- 200g spelt flour
- 30g rolled oats
- 500ml warm water
- 1 tsp salt
- 1 tbsp icing sugar
- 30g melted butter
- +sourdough starter
Tools
- Titanium Chef
- K-beater bowl tool
- Dough hook bowl tool
- Baking sheet (lined)
Method
- To make the sourdough starter fit the CHEF Titanium the K-Beater bowl tool and add all of the sourdough ingredients into a mixing bowl. Turn the machine on to a low speed and mix until well combined; smooth and thick like double cream.
- Put the mixture in a bowl, cover and leave overnight.
- The next day, change the K-Beater bowl tool on the CHEF Titanium to the dough hook. Add all of the bread ingredients into a mixing bowl and begin to mix on a low speed.
- Once the mixture starts to come together, turn the speed up to medium and knead for roughly 5 mins until the dough is elastic and smooth.
- Remove the bowl and make the dough into a ball. Cover with oiled cling film and put in a warm cupboard or proving drawer to prove for 30 mins.
- Once rested, knock the dough back into a smaller ball, replace the oiled cling film and return to a warm area for another 30 minutes.
- Once again, knock the proved dough back into a smaller ball, but this time on a lightly floured surface. Shape dough into a round loaf and a place on lined baking tray. Cover again and return to warm place for a further 30 minutes.
- Pre heat oven to 200°C / 400°F / Gas 6
- Before you put the bread into the oven dust the top with a little flour and, with a sharp knife, make an ‘S’ shaped cut into the top of the loaf.
- Bake for 45-50 mins or until golden brown. A good way to tell when the bread is ready is if a hollow sound is made when bottom of bread is tapped.
- Leave to cool completely before cutting.