Sprouted Wheat Berry Sourdough Loaf With Maple Beer Recipes

GLUTEN FREE FERMENTED BUCKWHEAT BREAD

Steps:

• Soak the buckwheat groats in water for 5-6 hours.
• Drain the groats in a colander but do not rinse. The run-off will be very mucilaginous.
• Blend the groats and new water in a blender or food processor. You may need to do this in two parts if you use a food processor, so as to not go over the top of the central blade tube and have leakage.
• Pour into a glass bowl or large measuring Pyrex, and cover with a towel. This will be about 5 cups of batter.
• Set aside for approximately 24 hrs at 67-70 F. Fermentation time is significantly shorter at warmer house temps or in the oven with the light on. Batter expansion is roughly from 5 to 6.5 cups. Do not mix the batter until the fermentation is finished or the batter will deflate, and it will be hard to calculate growth.
• At the end of the fermentation, gently mix in the salt and any seeds you wish to add.
• Pour the batter into the parchment paper-lined loaf pan, and decorate the top of the loaf.
• Let the batter rise for another 30 minutes to an hour in your lit oven.
• Preheat the oven to 350 F with pan in the oven.
• Bake for approximately 80 minutes (less for a long narrow pan) or until the inside temp is about 200 F.
• Remove from the oven and lift the parchment paper out of pan onto a cooling rack. Peel it off and let the loaf cool for at least 30 minutes before slicing.

SPROUTED WHEAT SOURDOUGH BREAD

Steps:

• Mix all of the ingredients together until everything is incorporated. Sprouted flour has a lot of enzymatic activity, so a long autolyse is not advised, but mixing the flour and water first and letting it sit for 20-30 minutes is okay.
• After mixing, cover your dough and let it rest for about 15 minutes, then hand-mix it Rubaud style for a minute or two, to boost the gluten development.
• For the next few hours, perform four rounds of coil folding of the dough (see video), roughly every 30 minutes.
• When the dough has close to doubled, and has bubbles on the surface (see gallery), scrape it out of your bowl onto a floured countertop and preshape it into a boule.
• Cover the dough with an upside-down bowl, plastic wrap or damp towel, and let it rest about 30 minutes.
• The second video in this recipe blog depicts the shaping technique described below. Sprinkle the top of the rested dough with flour and flip it over. Gently stretch it outward in all directions, then fold the top of the dough about 1/3 down. Now fold the sides inward one at a time. Cinch/fold the tube that is forming down again. Fold the sides inward again. Finally roll the tube onto any remaining dough and adjust to have the seam in complete contact with your countertop.
• Using your bench knife, pull the dough tube toward you while gently tugging the sides outward. Your final tube should be about 12 inches long.
• Place the dough in your floured proofing basket seam-side up, cover it, and let it proof at room temperature 30-90 minutes or in the refrigerator for 10-12 hours.
• Begin preheating the oven and oblong clay baker to 500F 30 minutes before baking.
• Flip the dough into the hot baker and score the top. I wanted to do an intricate score, so I flipped the dough onto parchment paper, brushed off the excess flour, scored the dough, and lifted the paper/dough into the base of the baker.
• Cover the baker and bake at:
• 500F for 20 minutes, cover on
• 450F for 7 minutes, cover on
• 450F for 7+ minutes, cover off
• Final internal temperature of the bread should be around 205F.

HOW TO SPROUT WHEAT BERRIES

Steps:

• Plaace 1/4 cup wheat berries in a quart canning jar(or similar regular jar) and fill with lukewarm water.
• Place a double thickness of cheesecloth over the mouth and secure with jar ring or rubber band.
• Drain water through the cheesecloth, fill again, and let soak for 2 hours.
• Drain, rinse again and drain.
• Place jar on it's side in a dark place.
• Rinse and drain twice a day for 2-4 days, or until 2 cups of sprouts are formed. Place the sprouts in a colander, rinse with cold water, drain and store in a plastic bag in the refrigerator. Enjoy!