Rheinbrot - A Taste of July with the BBB
 
 
Rheinbrot is made with an overnight sponge of Reisling, sourdough, flour and water. This version includes spelt and emmer in the final dough.
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Recipe type: Sourdough Loaf
Cuisine: Bread
Serves: 1 Medium Loaf
Ingredients
Sponge:
  • 72 grams sweet Riesling (or other white wine of your choice)
  • 72 grams boiled water, at room temperature
  • 143 grams white bread flour
  • 72 grams sourdough at 100% hydration
Dough:
  • 207 grams white bread flour
  • 95 grams whole grain spelt flour
  • 55 grams whole grain emmer flour
  • 190 - 225 grams water, divided
  • 8 grams salt
Instructions
  1. Mix wine with water and add the sourdough, whisk thoroughly. Add flour and mix again.
  2. The dough ferments at 2 stages:
  3. hours at a temperature 70-75°F, it should grow at least twice its size, will be lumpy looking at this stage and have larger and smaller bubbles.
  4. Pour the sponge in a bowl and whisk thoroughly to remove all the gas out of it and fill it with oxygen. Cover and let sit for 10-12 hours (overnight) at room temperature. Dough will rise again in half and very often shows smaller bubbles.
  5. Now the sponge is ready for kneading: pour in the water and stir until smooth. Add the flour, mix well and give the autolysis a chance to do it’s magic for 40-50 minutes. I added more water due to the whole grains, but depending on the type of flour used, you may not need additional water.
  6. Add the salt and quickly knead the dough, if it is too sticky add a little four, but be careful not to add too much. You may also need to add a little bit of water to dissolve the salt.
  7. Let ferment for 2-2.5 hours. Fold twice after 1 hour and 1½ hour.
  8. Form a loaf and let proof in a basket for 1½ hours (until doubled in size) covered with a towel in a draft free place.
  9. Preheat oven to 450°F with a baking stone on the middle rack.
  10. Gently flip the loaf over to a piece of parchment paper. Score the loaf in the pattern of your choice, add a stencil design if you like, and transfer it to your preheated baking stone.
  11. Spritz the loaf with water and bake at 450°F for 10 minutes. Spritz with water 2 more times at 30-second intervals, then lower the temperature to 400°F. and continue baking for an additional 20 minutes.
  12. Let the loaf cool down for at least half an hour before slicing and eating.
Notes
The formula for this winey loaf was translated from this forum (http://homo-pistorius.livejournal.com/1029.html) where the chemics of wine and bread baking are discussed.
Recipe by Bread Experience at https://www.breadexperience.com/taste-of-july-with-bbb-rheinbrot/