Delicious Multigrain sourdough made with 7 grain hot cereal mix and whole wheat and bread flour along with wheat bran. Wholesome bread goes well with soup or as toast.
Prep Time13 hourshrs
Cook Time50 minutesmins
Resting minute12 hourshrs
Total Time13 hourshrs50 minutesmins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Bread
Servings: 12servings
Calories: 3266kcal
Author: Swathi (Ambujom Saraswathy)
Ingredients
Leaven
½tablespoon/ 15g Starter
50gwhole wheat flour
50gall-purpose flour
100gLuke warm water
Cooked Multigrain cereal mix
125gMultigrain mix
250gwater
For bread
250gWhole wheat flour
250gbread flour
35gwheat bran
375gwater
75gleaven
11gsalt
250gCooked multigrain mix
Optional ingredients
100gAlmondsRoasted and chopped coarsely
50gAlmond oil
Instructions
Mix everything for leaven including starter and cover and rest at moderate room temp for about 4-6 hours .
When leaven is ready drop one spoonful of leaven into bowl of room temperature water. If it floats it is ready.
Heat water in the bowl and add multigrain mix and continue to cook until it becomes creamy and completely cooked well. Season them with salt if you want. Completely cool it before using it into the bread.
After first to two turns and after 1 hour add the cooked multigrain mix, almonds, almond oil (if using) and incorporated into the dough.
Then turn 30 minutes for another 2 hour and set aside for 4 hours
Then shape the dough and transfer to banneton lined with cloth. Then cover with dry kitchen towel for another 3-5 hours at room temperature or overnight refrigerator.
Bake
When ready to bake preheat oven to 450F/230C. Then transfer the scored dough into Dutch oven and bake with for 20 minutes with covered and reduce the temperature 425F/218C another 10 minutes and remove the lid and continue to bake for 10-15 minutes until the boule is golden brown and register internal temperature 200F /93C.
Enjoy
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Notes
If you are planning to use almonds then make sure it needs to be toasted and chopped coarsely around 100g and almond oil is 25 g.