April 25, 2021 - 7:07pm
Blue Corn Polenta and Rosemary Sourdough
Hi all!
I recently tried Maurizio's recipe for a Polenta and Rosemary Sourdough. The main deviations from his recipe were as follows:
- Use a starter fed with exclusively whole wheat flour.
- Substitute King Arthur bread flour for all the white flour.
- Substitute the Type 85 flour with half King Arthur bread flour and half freshly-milled hard white wheat berries. The wheat berries were milled on a MockMill at the finest setting.
- Substitute freshly-milled blue Hopi corn for the polenta. I milled it on a MockMill at a setting of about 12-13 increments wider than when the stones click.
See images below for my results!
I'm not new to sourdough baking (having started with Bread in 5 recipes in 2017), but recently, I began to take it more seriously. I would appreciate feedback which anyone would like to share, as I feel there is always room for improvement! For example, the last image shows that the crumb had some irregular holes in the center of the loaf.
Thank you,
Nick
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Hello Nick,
I recently bought some whole blue corn with only a vague idea of what I was going to do with it, but now want to try your variation on the Polenta and rosemary loaf. My question for you is about milling the corn. I, too, have a MockMill, which I usually keep at the lowest setting to mill wheat berries (1-2). What are the “increments” you refer to in your post? The coarsest setting?
Thanks!
Hi birdsong,
When I refer to settings 12-13 on the MockMill, I start with the stones clicking (handle at position 1). I then push the handle all the way to 10, loosen/unscrew the handle, then move it to 1, then tighten/screw in the handle, then move it to 2 or 3. This YouTube video (starting around the 1:30 mark) helps explain things a little more.
Does that help?
Best,
Nick
I was very surprised when I watched that video to see the mill being started full of grain - a total no-no. PHG should know better.
It's mentioned in the Youtube comments, but worth repeating here.
Lance
I probably watched that video when I first got my mill but had forgotten the details, so thank you, and, yes, that helps!