Wholemeal rye bread with sourdough

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 500 g wholemeal rye flour
• 50 g rye sourdough (starter)
• 10 g salt
• 400 ml water, approx. 40 °C warm
• 100 g seeds, mix, optional

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 8 hours 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 55 minutes; Total time approx. 9 hours 40 minutes

without yeast, optionally with seeds, for a loaf pan approx. 25 x 8 cm

The evening before baking, brush the inside of a loaf pan with an oil brush and preheat the oven to 60°C (top/bottom heat). While the oven is heating, mix all the dry ingredients in a bowl. Then add the starter and the water (approx. 40°C). Hot water from the tap (but not burning) is a good guideline. Mix well with the dough hook of a food processor or with a hand mixer until a sticky dough forms and everything is well combined. Pour the dough into the greased loaf pan and smooth it out. Since the dough will still rise, the loaf pan should only be about one-third full, otherwise it may overflow the edges. Turn off the oven and place the covered loaf pan inside. The dough will rise in the oven overnight and will double or triple its volume in the loaf pan. Remove the loaf pan from the oven the next morning. If you don’t want to bake straight away, simply place the covered loaf pan in the refrigerator and take it out again about 30 minutes before baking. Preheat the oven to 250°C (top/bottom heat). Remove the cover from the loaf pan. Place a heat-resistant container (casserole dish) filled with water on the floor of the oven. Do not use fan-assisted oven, as this will dry out the surface of the bread considerably. Once the oven has reached the right temperature, place the loaf pan back in the oven, reduce the temperature to 190°C, and bake the bread in the water for 15 minutes. Then remove the container and bake for a further 40 minutes. Then remove the loaf pan with the bread, turn the bread out, and let it cool on a rack. After about 20-30 minutes, the bread will still be warm and delicious. Simply enjoy with butter.