Amaranth and Oat Bread
Description
The recipe won't take much time. There are countless bread recipes, but I strongly recommend you try this one. Serve warm or cooled. Perfect with tea.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the starter. Place the starter culture into a bowl, add water and mix thoroughly. Add flour and mix again. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and let it sit at room temperature for 8 hours.
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Step 2
Dilute the starter with water. Place amaranth flour, oat flakes, and salt into the bowl of a mixer and mix well. Pour the diluted starter into the flour mixture and stir.
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Step 3
Sift the flour with sugar and pour in very hot water. Mix well and set aside to cool completely. Add to the remaining mass. Knead the dough for 5 minutes at speed 2.
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Step 4
Place the dough into a bowl previously greased with vegetable oil. Grease your hands with oil and shape the dough into a ball. Flip it over, cover with plastic wrap, and let it sit at room temperature for 3 hours.
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Step 5
Every hour, stretch the dough by taking it at the edge, pulling it as much as possible, and folding it to the opposite side of the bowl. Round the dough again, flip it over, cover with plastic wrap, and let it rest for another hour.
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Step 6
Place the dough onto a floured work surface and shape it into a ball. Place the dough seam side down into a baking dish. Cover the dish with a lid and let it sit at room temperature for 1.5 hours.
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Step 7
Place the bread pan in a cold oven and bake at 200 degrees for 75 minutes, without opening the pan lid. Let the bread cool completely on a wire rack.