Cheat's Sourdough

by

Tenina Holder

Posted 19 March 2020 (Last updated 12 January 2022)

Serves

4

Total Time

4hrs 30mins

Calories

718

This Thermomix Cheat's sourdough recipe is a quick alternative to classic sourdough bread, thanks to the addition of a little yeast. By retaining some of the dough each time you bake this bread, you'll soon hav...

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    Ingredients

  • Fresh yeast icon
    Fresh yeast30 g
  • Sugar icon
    Sugar1 teaspoon
  • Water icon
    Water300 g
  • Salt icon
    Salt1 pinch
  • Bread flour icon
    Bread flour550 g
  • Malt powder icon
    Malt powder2 tablespoons
  • Extra virgin olive oil icon
    Extra virgin olive oil20 g
  • Sourdough starter icon
    Sourdough starter200 g
  • Water icon
    Water1 L
    Method

  • 1. Add fresh yeast, sugar, water and salt to the TM bowl
  • 2. Heat - 2 min, 37°C, speed 2
  • 3. Add remaining ingredients
  • 4. Mix with MC on - 10 min, speed 6
  • 5. Knead - 2 min, dough
  • 6. Turn out onto Silpat mat and punch into tight ball
  • 7. Wrap tightly and allow to double
  • 8. Punch down dough and shape into 2 loaves
  • 9. Place each loaf onto a separate sheet of baking paper
  • 10. Pre-heat oven - 220°C
  • 11. Heat pizza stone if possible
  • 12. Add water to the TM5 bowl
  • 13. Bring to the boil - 8 min, Varoma, speed 2
  • 14. Place one loaf into Varoma dish
  • 15. Steam - 10 min, Varoma, speed 3
  • 16. Remove bread and slide onto pizza stone immediately
  • 17. Bake a clean pizza stone - 8 min, 220°C
  • 18. Let cool on round wire rack - 1 hr
  • 19. Repeat with remaining loaf
  • 20. Over time, you will not need to add dried or fresh yeast to this recipe. Adding the reserved 'starter' each time will be enough yeast for the bread to rise to the occasion!

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