Rye Sourdough

Name: Rye Sourdough
Prep time: 4 h 30 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 5 h 15 min
Yield: Makes 2 small loaves
Ingredients: butter, for greasing; 10g/2 tsp fine/table salt; 400g/14oz/scant 3⅔ cups light rye flour, plus extra for dusting; 300g/10½oz/3¼ cups rye sourdough starter; 50g/1¾oz/⅓ cup chopped rye grains; 15g/1 tbsp black treacle/molasses; 330g/1 1¾oz/1⅓ cups water

Preparation info

Makes
2
small loaves

Difficulty
Easy
Ready in
6 hr

Appears in

Slow Dough, Real Bread

By Chris J L Young

Published 2016

About

By adding a slight bitter-sweetness with black treacle/molasses, Alex’s variation on a basic rye sourdough gives your tastebuds a very pleasurable workout. This loaf goes very well with hard and blue artisan cheeses.

Ingredients

400g/14oz/scant 3⅔ cups light rye flour, plus extra for dusting

Bread

Method

Mix all of the dough ingredients together in a bowl to form a thick batter, cover and leave to rest for 30 minutes. Meanwhile, grease two 500g/1lb loaf tins.
Divide