Delicious nutty semolina sourdough bread made with golden semolina and both black and white sesame seeds.Goes well as toast with butter or jam
Semolina is one of the most common ingredients you can find in Indian kitchen. Yes, we make breakfast with it. Earlier I have tried bread with Semolina too. But I didn’t try it in a sourdough bread. Finally, I decide to make semolina sourdough bread. I love the nutty bites semolina gives to bread along with sesame seeds.
What is semolina?
Semolina/rava is the coarse, purified wheat middling’s of durum wheat . It is used to make various dish, Indian breakfast dishes like upma, rava dosa, rava idli; sweet dishes such as sheera , Mango Kesari and payasam and pasta and Arabic sweet dishes. In US semolina is used as cream of wheat. Semolina made from durum wheat is pale yellow in color. Yellow color semolina is used in pasta and bread. While white version is used Indian dishes and Arabic sweet. You can get coarse, fine forms too.
Semolina is high in protein with almost 6 grams per serving! It is also rich in B vitamins, including folate and thiamine, which helps create energy and support brain function. Selenium is another benefit to semolina, that serves as an antioxidant to help prevent heart disease! However, if you are sensitive to gluten or have celiac disease semolina is not good. Also, for persons with wheat allergy semolina is harmful.
Semolina can be used instead of breadcrumbs as coating for fish or chicken fry.
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Why Sourdough bread?
Sourdough bread is made with naturally leavened microorganisms. The traditional sourdough fermentation relies on "wild yeast" and lactic acid bacteria that are naturally present in flour to leaven the bread. Wild yeast is more resistant to acidic conditions than baker's yeast. When they work together with lactic acid-producing bacteria, they help the dough rise.
Although sourdough bread is often made from the same flour as other types of bread, the fermentation process improves its nutrition profile. Sourdough bread contains higher levels of folate and antioxidants than other breads. Also, its lower phytate levels allow your body to absorb the nutrients it contains more easily. Sourdough bread is often easier to digest than bread that's fermented with brewer's yeast.
Sourdough fermentation produces changes in the bread that may allow for better blood sugar control and improved insulin sensitivity. Best part is the sourdough bread can be made from virtually any type of flour including whole grain.
How I made Semolina Sourdough Bread?
Once you have well fed active starter in hand, making sourdough bread is easy. Day before you plan to bake just feed the starter. Then next morning you can add it to flour and let put microbes in duty. After good 6 hours and overnight refrigeration your dough is ready to bake.
You can enjoy the delicious sourdough bread for your breakfast.
I have used the recipe from Artisan bread made simple by Emilia Raffia. This recipe doesn’t have leaven and semolina is heavier than normal flour so doesn’t expect too much open crumb. Crust has a nutty cover of sesame seed. I used both black and white sesame seeds.
Tips to remember
Make sure to maintain the starter by feeding them regularly. If you are not using them for few days refrigerate the starter and let feed twice or thrice before baking bread.
Also use chlorine free water, as chlorine is not friend of sourdough. In case your tap water is chlorinated then use bottle water.
If your starter becomes colorful (green, black, yellow) and changes its fruity smell means it is gone bad. Start a fresh one.
Sourdough bread baking is a lengthy process to make sure to dedicate your time. Sourdough are like children they require attention.
Here is the recipe of delicious semolina sourdough bread.
Semolina Sourdough Bread
white sesame seeds.
Ingredients
- 50 g ¼ cup Sourdough starter
- 365 g 1 ½ cup + 1 teaspoon warm water
- 275 g 2 ¼ cups bread flour
- 250 g 1 ½ cups Semolina flour
- 9 g 1 ½ teaspoon fine sea salt
- 60 g black sesame seeds for coating
- 60 9 white sesame seeds
Instructions
- In a large bowl add starter and water and mix well. Then add bread flour and semolina flour combine everything and set aside for 30 minutes
- Then add salt and mix again and set aside for another 6-8 hours. If you want, you can strengthen the dough with folding at every 30 minutes for next 2 hours and then 1-hour interval for 2 hours and finally set aside for 2-3 hours.
- When you are ready to shape make the boule and brush with water and then coat with black and white sesame seeds and transfer to banneton or mold.
- Refrigerate for overnight, next morning pre-heat oven to 450Score the dough and Transfer the dough to cold Dutch oven and bake for 10 minutes at 450F and then reduce the temperature to 425 F and bake 25 minutes with lid on. Then remove the lid and bake for another 10 minutes or until loaf develop golden color and when you tap the loaf it makes whole sound or register 210 F internal temperature.
- Cool the loaf and cut it into slice and enjoy.
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51This is Swathi ( Dr. Ambujom Saraswathy Ph.D) from Zesty South Indian Kitchen who loves to explore cuisines from all over the world. Whenever possible I try to to give an Indian touch to several of the world cuisine, and has weakness for freshly baked bread. All the recipes you see here are created by me and approved after taste-test by my family.
Skirkly says
Made this twice now. It's so delicious. It's also beautiful. I didn't have the light colored sesame seeds, so I just used all black. It tastes divine. I don't think it looks as beautiful as yours, but it was pretty. It has a unique taste and it was my first time using semolina flour. I have since bought more semolina and plan to make this on a regular basis. Thank you for the recipe.
Kiwi says
Wow this bread is beautifully made. Looks good would love to try it!
Enriqueta E Lemoine says
This bread is amazing and the fact you decorate with black and white sesame seeds makes it even more beautiful. Thanks for sharing.
Sundeep says
This bread looks so delicious. I would love to try this at home hopefully this weekend. Thanks for the recipe
Agnes Dela Cruz says
My all-time favorite kind of bread, sourdough bread. I can have it any time of the day to any spread available at home. I like it a little toasty paired with coffee.
Lynndee says
That looks good and it seems like it's easy to make too. I have never tried preparing bread before because I thought it's hard to prepare.
Monica Y says
Now I want some of that bread with warm water and some ice tea, yummy, need to make some soon
Alexandra Cook says
OMG Can I just say, I can’t help but drool over the picture! Who would not love to taste this!
Shannon Gurnee says
I've never tried making sourdough bread before, but I would definitely try this recipe! Looks like a delicious loaf of bread!
Bohemian Babushka says
In my culture, Semolina is the cream of wheat we'd have for breakfast. Loving how it looks on your bread.
Jeanine says
Wow it’s not only gorgeous but looks yummy too. I will have to see if my hubby will make one for us. Looks so good.
Brittany says
I've always wanted to make my own bread! This looks like a delicious sourdough bread! YUM!!!
leah says
I am sure this tastes great but my goodness it is beautiful! I would even wanna cut into it haha
Kathy says
That bread looks so good. I love sourdough bread. It's one of my favorites. I'm looking forward to trying your recipe.
Tasheena says
Your breads always come out so perfect. This would be perfect with some tomato soup and toasted looking forward to trying this recipe.
Hadia says
You are tempting me Swathi with those appealing photos, sounds out of the world good
Terri Beavers says
I make sourdough bread all the time and I love it. I have never made it like this before though and I've just got to try it. I make mine all sorts of shapes and think your recipe would work perfectly on all of them.
Jo says
Beautiful looking bread. I love baking bread and sourdough bread are so therapeutic. I'm now tempted to try baking some bread on the weekend.
Ruth I. says
I wish I can make as pretty as this. I am not sure if I can make it but would still love to try.
Mahy says
Those sesame sseds were a great idea. And fabulous bread to make! I would love it as my toast in the morning with a bit of that delicious red currant jam on top!
Danielle says
I've heard so many great things about semolina that I can't wait to experiment with it for the next month or two. I shoud problably start with this bread - it looks great!
Krysten Quiles says
Oh wow this looks yummy. I absolutely adore bread and I'll bet I'll really like this.
Melissa Dixon says
Wow that looks great, I bet my family would like this one. I need to make some more breads, we have really been buying a lot lately instead of making it. I need to take the time to make some!
Byron Thomas says
I'm always super impressed by your bread recipes. To date, I have loved every one I've made. I'm going to try this one on the weekend. I just bought black sesame seeds so the timing is perfect!
Pam says
Wow, this bread is beautiful. I have always been fond of sourdough. However, I have never made it myself.
Vicky says
I love home made bread but I have never made sour bread so I need to add it to my list of things to make.
Melanie says
My grandmother used to make sourdough bread when we were kids. It is one of my favorite childhood memories.
Candace Hampton says
Looks really appealing! I've never had semolina before. Actually it's the first time that I read about this. I love that is high in protein and antioxidants. Thanks for sharing!
Heather says
I love sourdough bread and this looks amazing. I can't wait to make your version!
Chad says
I love sourdough bread and was thinking of baking one tomorrow. I will try to do it with semolina flour, super exciting.
Leslie says
I have never tried making semolina bread but this recipe looks amazing! Thanks for sharing!
cait says
omg yum we are huge sourdough bread fans in the house so this looks not only easy but SUPER delicious to make! i cant wait to try it w/ the kids!
Melissa Chapman says
If that bread tastes half as good as it looks it will be amazing. It is great that semolina has all those healthy benefits such a win win.