Detmold Sourdough Bread

* Exported from MasterCook *

DETMOLD SOURDOUGH BREAD

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Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Breads

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-Sourdough breads, although
-lower in yeast content than
-regular yeasted
-breads, are never entirely
-yeast-free. An exception
-to this is
-sourdough bread using
-Detmold* starter, a
-specific strain of
-lactobacillus which is able
-to ferment flour.

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It is best to make a new starter with every batch of
bread. To 1/2 tsp DETMOLD powder, add 1 cup warm
(85F) water and approximately 1 cup of flour, such
that the mixture has the consistency of thick soup.
Cover and keep in a warm place (e.g. the oven with
light on) for 24 hours. There should tehn be bubbles
in the mixture and a dark coloured liquid should have
separated.

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Add the starter mixture to 8 cups of warm water and
optionally cooked sweet rice (see below). Add
sufficient flour to give the consistency of thick
soup. cover and let sit overnight in a warm place.
The sponge can be made from water and flour only, but
a much sweeter bread results from using a significant
amount of cooked sweet rice. Twoo cups of dry sweet
rice can be cooked in 8 cups of water and allowed to
cool for the sweet rice ingredient mentioned above.

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PREPARATION OF DOUGH, NEXT MORNING %%%%%
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The sponge has now risen, and 1 cup of this could be
saved for subsequent starter if kept refrigerated and
used within a few days. However, even in the
refrigerator, the mixture will soon acquire wild
yeasts and no longer be completely yeast-free. Add to
the risen starter more flour until it becomes a
kneadable dough. This will require 12-18 cups of
whole wheat flour. Knead the dough as little as
possible. Form the dough into loaves (about 5) and
place into well oiled pans. Ordinary bread pans do
work, but the bread tends to be thick crusted and to
dry quickly. Round cans such as coffee cans, or 48 oz
juice cans give a bread that rises better and dries
less quickly. Cover the pans with aluminum foil and
let them sit in a warm place for at least 4 hours.

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BREAD, AFTERNOON %%%%%
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Place the loaves in a cold oven and turn the oven to
350F. Bake for about 1-1/2 hours TOTAL oven time.
Freeze the bread if it is not going to be used within
the next few days. It is best to use freezer bags
with the air drawn out, and double sealed.

DETMOLD* Starter is available in health food sotres,
or from: Paul Wallenboren, PLAZAM Ltd., Box 127,
Gardner, Colorado. 81040.

Origin: Yeast-Free Feast: Recipes and Ideas to Help
Control Yeast Related and other Environmental Health
Problems, by Paula Medd. Shared by: Sharon Stevens,
Oct/94. From: Pat Stockett Date: Tue, 10-0



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