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Spelt Durum Whole Wheat with Smoked Sesame Seeds Mutt Bread

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Isand66

Spelt Durum Whole Wheat with Smoked Sesame Seeds Mutt Bread

 

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My Lexi

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In honor of National Mutt day I baked this mixed grain bread using freshly milled whole wheat, spelt and durum flours using my Mock Mill.  I also added some smoked sesame seeds to the dough itself for a little extra texture.

I used a dog shaped cookie cutter to give it the "Max and Lexi" seal of approval but in hindsight I should have used an egg wash and filled it in with some seeds to really make it stand out.

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Formula

Spelt Durum Whole Wheat Bread (%)

Spelt Durum Whole Wheat Bread (weights)

 

Download the BreadStorm File Here.

The final dough was very tasty with the freshly ground flours but the crumb was a bit tight for an 87% hydration dough.

Levain Directions

Mix all the Levain ingredients together for about 1 minute and cover with plastic wrap.  Let it sit at room temperature for around 8-12 hours or until the starter is nice and bubbly.

Either use in the main dough immediately or refrigerate for up to 1 day before using.

 Main Dough Procedure

Mix the flours,  and 400 grams of the water together in your mixer or by hand until it just starts to come together, maybe about 1 minute.  Let it rest in your work bowl covered for 60 minutes.  Next add the salt, starter (cut into about 7-8 pieces), olive oil, sesame seeds and balance of the water, and mix on low for 6 minutes.  Remove the dough from your bowl and place it in a lightly oiled bowl or work surface and do several stretch and folds.  Let it rest covered for 10-15 minutes and then do another stretch and fold.  Let it rest another 10-15 minutes and do one additional stretch and fold.  After a total of 2 hours place your covered bowl in the refrigerator and let it rest for 12 to 24 hours.  (If you have a proofer you can set it to 80 degrees and follow above steps but you should be finished in 1 hour to 1.5 hours).

When you are ready to bake remove the bowl from the refrigerator and let it set out at room temperature still covered for 1.5 to 2 hours.  Remove the dough and shape as desired.   Place your dough into your proofing basket(s) and cover with a moist tea towel or plastic wrap sprayed with cooking spray.  The dough will take 1.5 to 2 hours depending on your room temperature.  Let the dough dictate when it is read to bake not the clock.

Around 45 minutes before ready to bake, pre-heat your oven to 550 degrees F. and prepare it for steam.  I have a heavy-duty baking pan on the bottom rack of my oven with 1 baking stone on above the pan and one on the top shelf.  I pour 1 cup of boiling water in the pan right after I place the dough in the oven.

Right before you are ready to put them in the oven, score as desired and then add 1 cup of boiling water to your steam pan or follow your own steam procedure.

After 1 minute lower the temperature to 450 degrees.  Bake for 25-35 minutes until the crust is nice and brown and the internal temperature of the bread is 210 degrees.

Take the bread out of the oven when done and let it cool on a bakers rack before for at least 2 hours before eating.

 

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Comments

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dabrownman

all before you mentioned it.  Now that is all I can see:-)  Very cool.  Your mutts are precious and they are lucky to have you as their master.  This was a wet one and it has to be very tasty with that flour combination.

Now Lucy wants two friends to play with in the sun.  We love the bread and your apprentices.  Well done and

Happy baking with the mutts

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Isand66

Thanks so much DA!

I wish you guys were closer so Lexi and Max could meet Lucy.  I know they would all love to play with each other.

Glad you like the bread.  It was very tasty...nothing like fresh milled flour.

Max and Lucy and the rest of the furballs say happy baking!

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nmygarden

I've had exactly one dog ever - Jenny was a mutt of unknown heritage, rescued as a small pup, found alone on the street. Luck had it that we came in the very next day, and as soon as her shyness gave way to bright eyes and happy tail waggin', we just had to take her home with us. She was a great companion, gentle with the kids, as they each came along, accepting of cats we adopted, as well, and we had 14 years with her.

So, Yea! for Mutts and Yea! for Mutt Bread. Hugs for Lexi and Max, and the rest of the furry gang.

Cathy

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Isand66

Thanks so much for your kind words Cathy.  So happy to hear that you had Jenny for so many years and she became such a loving member of your family.  Max is barking and making all kinds of funny noises to let him outside :).  We actually got Lexi for Max since he loves other dogs so much.  They both with the cats would play with them, but usually that results in a swift paw across the snout :).

Regards,
Ian

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Yippee

I see from your blog that you have a large "family" of cats and dogs.  You're such a loving person because you adopted them from the shelters.  Do your "kids" get along and do they behave? How do you discipline them if they don't? What is your parenting style? :-)

Now that I have durum flour, I can try your breads that use it.  This one looks perfect for sandwiches.  With about 70% of freshly milled flours, it must be very tasty.  Thanks for sharing! 

Happy Baking, Ian!

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Ru007

I'm like Cathy, i've had one dog in my life, he was such a great friend. I got Freckles as tiny puppy when i was 6 and i had 7 years with him. Its nice to see how loved your mutts are :)

So i'm all for "mutt" bread! It looks awesome, as always. I'm sure it tasted great too. 

Happy baking Ian

 

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Isand66

Nice to know you are a mutt lover as well!  I had several dogs growing up, but it was a long time since I adopted my own doggies a few years ago and now I can't imagine life without them.

Glad you liked the bread...it was certainly worthy of a "mutt" :)

Regards,

Ian

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alfanso

and I have a mixed breed dog!  Can't believe that I missed National Mutt Day, and the little beast never let on.  That's a rich coffee color on that boule.  Yeah, I'm also surprised that such a high hydration has a tight looking crumb.  But after having open crumb breads, in the long run, they are just another fun thing in the toolbox and not that big a deal anyway.  Was the interior moist at all?

alan

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Isand66

I saw a photo on DA's post or maybe it was yours of your furball..what a great looking dog!  My little guy Max had to have his foot wrapped yesterday since he was chewing his paw....now he looks like he's ready to play lineman for the NY Giants or Jets!

I was surprised how tight the crumb was for this one.  Could have been the fermentation schedule was off a bit but the crumb was semi-moist which you would expect for this type of bread.  I have a potato concoction ready to bake tonight after work which will hopefully come out nice and fluffy and moist.  We will see.

Look forward to your next bake Alan.

Regards,

Ian