15g/ 1 tablespoon Active Sourdough Starter I used bread flour starter
80gBread flour
80gWater
Dough
400g/ 2 ½ cups bread flour
150g/ ¾ cup + 1 tablespoon spelt flour
160gleavain
20g/ scant 1 tablespoon honey
85g/ 6 tablespoon butter
9g/ 1 ½ teaspoon salt
300g/ 1 ¼ cup waterwarm water
6g/ 1 ½ teaspoon diastatic malt powder
Instructions
First make Leavain with 15g active sourdough starter, whole wheat flour and water and set aside for 6 hours at room temperature.
For dough
In a kitchen aid stand mixer bowl, add starter, water, honey, bread flour, spelt flour , diastatic malt powder and mix well. To this gradually incorporate the butter and combine everything into a soft and supple dough .
Stretch and fold the dough after 1 hour interval for 2 hours.
After 4 hours or once dough doubled in volume refrigerator the dough for overnight.
Next morning shape the dough into loaf and transfer into loaf tin.
Set aside until the dough rise above the rim.
Pre-heat the oven 500F/ 260C and when you are ready to bake reduce the temperature to 375F / 190C and place the loaf in baking sheet and bake for about 40-45 minutes. Bake until it's light golden brown. Test it for doneness by removing it from the pan and when you tap in the bottom it hear hollow or by measuring its interior temperature with a digital thermometer (it should register 190°F at the center of the loaf).
Remove the bread from the oven, and cool it on a rack before slicing.
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Notes
This sandwich loaf will be stay fresh for 3 days, if you want to freeze you can freeze it by warping in plastic wrap for 3 months.