Inspired by classic recipes around, this bread is for those who love a little texture with their soft crumb, and a very mild sourdough taste. The kamut flour makes the crumb slightly more “creamy” than a sourdough made exclusively with white flour. You can substitute it with spelt, whole wheat, or semolina flour, all will work well in the formula.
SUNFLOWER SEED KAMUT SOURDOUGH
(from the Bewitching Kitchen)
100 g sourdough starter at 100% hydration
110 g water, at room temperature
200 g bread flour
50 g kamut flour (or another flour of your choice)
100 g sunflower seeds, toasted
3/4 tsp sea salt
2 tablespoons honey
1/2 teaspoon instant yeast
Combine the flours with the toasted sunflower seeds and the salt in a large bowl. In another bowl, mix the water with the sourdough starter, dissolving it gently. Add the honey and the yeast, mix to combine.
Add the liquid ingredients to the bowl with the flour mixture, and incorporate it all using your hands. It will be pretty shaggy, once it’s more or less incorporated, allow it to rest for 10 minutes.
Knead briefly on a surface coated with oil (avoid adding more flour), allow it to rest for 10 minutes.
Knead briefly again, and let the dough rest for 30 minutes.
Knead briefly one last time and let the dough rest for 1 hour.
Shape it as a ball, place in a banetton with the seam side up to rise for 2 hours.
Invert it on a piece of parchment paper, slash the surface and bake in a 450 F oven for 40 minutes, with initial steam.
Allow it to cool completely before slicing.
ENJOY!
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Comments: This recipe makes a reasonably small loaf, perfect for the two of us to enjoy and then freeze a few more slices for delayed bread pleasure. The toasted sunflower seeds have almost a popcorn flavor, do not skip the toasting part because it is a game changer in this type of bread.
A perfect match for this sourdough is a slice of Roquefort cheese. Something about the sunflower seeds meeting the salty and sharp nature of the blue cheese makes it all pretty hard to resist.
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What a lovely little loaf, with the lovely nutty kamut flour and the toasted sunflower seeds, I can easily image how tasty it was 😍😍😍😍
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it was very nice, and we shared half with one of Phil’s golfing buddies, so that makes it even better! A loaf shared, is a loaf loved!
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I love that!!!
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This loaf is amazing. You are definitely the bread goddess. I need to grind some kamut and make this loaf.
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wow, grinding your own kamut… and you call ME a bread goddess??? 😉
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The loaf looks wonderful. I thought originally that those were raisins in the loaf not sunflower seeds. 🙂
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You are giving me ideas… I haven’t made a loaf with raisins in a loooooong time!
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Raisins don’t get any respect. (I want butter tarts with raisins now.)
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I HEAR YOU!!!! Must. Do. Something. About. IT. 😉
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😀
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I love the look of your bread! It looks just stunning! On my list to make today!
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Wonderful!
I hope you love it!
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