
Organic Country Bread
2–3 loaves of bread
30 min
2 hours 30 minutes
A delicious organic bread that goes well with any meal.
Here's how:
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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.
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Day 2
Take the dough out of the refrigerator and let it sit at room temperature for about 1 hour.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Slice the bread and place the baking sheet in the oven. Lower the temperature to 230 °C.
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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.
