Sourdough bread

Serves:8
Cooking Time:40 minutes
Serving Suggestion:Serve with La Motte Sauvignon Blanc
Prep Time:20 minutes, plus resting time

Ingredients

  • 100 g Parmesan, grated
  • a few sprigs of oreganum, leaves picked
  • 1 small bunch of parsley
  • 1 whole red onion (leaves intact)
  • 2 tbsp olive oil
  • 375 ml water
  • 1 tsp baker's yeast
  • 350 g white bread flour
  • 100 g rye flour
  • 1 tsp sugar

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Cooking Instructions

  1. Preheat the oven to 200°C.
  2. Mix all the ingredients (except the onion, herbs and cheese) with 100 g of the starter dough (see below) and knead for 10 minutes.
  3. Set aside for 1 hour to rise, then shape into a “rope” and layer with the whole onion, herbs and grated cheese.
  4. Wind the dough around the onion and set aside to rise for a further 30 minutes.
  5. Bake for 40 minutes or until golden.

To make the starter dough, mix together all the ingredients and set aside to rest for 1 hour before using.

Cook’s note: You can keep the starter in the fridge for up to four days.

  • For the starter dough
  • 250 g white bread flour
  • 100 g rye flour
  • 1 t salt
  • 1 t sugar
  • 1 t baker's yeast
  • 250 ml water