Semolina Sourdough Bread
Delicious nutty semolina sourdough bread made with golden semolina and both black and
white sesame seeds.
Prep Time1 day d
Cook Time45 minutes mins
Total Time1 day d 45 minutes mins
Course: Main Course
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Semolina Sourdough bread, Sourdough
Servings: 12 serving
Calories: 219kcal
Author: Swathi (Ambujom Saraswathy)
- 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
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.
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 of 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.
Calories: 219kcal | Carbohydrates: 35g | Protein: 7g | Fat: 6g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 294mg | Potassium: 108mg | Fiber: 3g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 105mg | Iron: 3mg