• Organic Country Bread
  • Organic Country Bread

    • KronJäst
    • 2–3 loaves of bread
    • 30 min
    • 2 hours 30 minutes

    A delicious organic bread that goes well with any meal.

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    Here's how:

    • 1

      Day 1

      Dissolve the yeast in water at 25 °C. Add the remaining ingredients to the pre-dough and mix until smooth. Cover with plastic wrap and refrigerate overnight.

    • 2

      Day 2

      Take the dough out of the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for about 1 hour.

    • 3

      Dissolve the yeast in water at about 25 °C. Add the remaining ingredients and mix them into the pre-dough from Day 1. Knead until the dough is smooth. Let it rise in the bowl, covered with plastic wrap, for about 45 minutes.

    • 4

      Divide the dough into 2–3 pieces and shape into loaves. Dust the loaves with fine rye flour and place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper. Cover with plastic wrap and let rise for about 60 minutes.

    • 5

      Preheat the oven to 260 °C and, at the same time, place a pan with 0.5 L of water on the bottom rack of the oven.

    • 6

      Slice the bread and place the baking sheet in the oven. Lower the temperature to 230 °C.

    • 7

      Bake for about 25–30 minutes, then let cool on a wire rack.


    Tip!
    If you need a little help getting started or want to learn more, feel free to check out our Baking School. Good luck with your baking!

    Ingredients

    Day 1 – Pre-dough 

    • 20 g (2/5 packet) KronJäst Organic
    • 500 g (5 dl) water
    • 350 g (about 5.5 dl) all-purpose flour
    • 100 g (about 1.5 dl) fine rye flour 
    • 100 g (about 1.5 dl) graham flour

    Day 2

    • 30 g (3/5 packet) KronJäst Organic
    • 400 g (about 6.5 dl) all-purpose flour
    • 20 g (2 tbsp) oil
    • 10 g (1 tbsp) syrup, with malt
    • 15 g (2.5 tsp) salt
    • 2 g (1 tsp) ground cumin

    All the ingredients in the recipe are available in organic form at well-stocked grocery stores.


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