Sourdough

Ingredients Kilograms Baker's %
Whole Rye Flour 4.000 100
Water 3.320 83
Culture 0.400 12
Total 7.720 183

 

Final Dough

Ingredients Kilograms
Sir Galahad Flour 6.000
Water 3.680
Salt 0.180
Yeast 0.125
Sourdough 7.320
Walnuts 2.500
Total 19.805

 

Overall Formula 

Ingredients Kilograms Baker's %
Sir Galahad Flour 6.000 60
Whole Rye Flour 4.000 40
Water 7.000 70
Salt 0.180 1.8
Yeast 0.125 1.25
Walnuts 2.500 25
Total 19.805 198.05

 

Method

Approximately 16 hours before the mix, disperse the sourdough culture into the water, add the rye flour and mix until smooth. Cover with plastic and leave at room temperature to ripen. Mix the final dough by adding all the ingredients to the mixer except the walnuts. (First remove a portion of the rye to perpetuate the culture.)

If using a spiral mixer, mix on first speed for 3 minutes to incorporate the ingredients. Check the hydration and correct as necessary: the dough should have a moderate looseness. Mix on second speed for about 3 minutes. Gluten development will be moderate. Add the walnuts to the bowl and mix on slow speed until evenly incorporated.

Desired Dough Temperature: 76-78°F.

Bulk Fermentation: 1 hour.

Divide and shape round or oval loaves of desired weight.

Final Proof: 50-60 minutes.

Bake: in a steamed oven at 450°F for about 36-40 minutes (for a .7 kg loaf).

Formulation courtesy of King Arthur Flour