Bake spelled rye bread in the Römertopf

Time

Preparation time: 30 min.
Cooking or baking time: 60 min.
Rest period: 6 hours 30 minutes
Total preparation time: 7 hours 30 minutes

This fluffy and on the outside nicely crunchy spelled rye bread from the Römertopf is worth baking.

ingredients

  • 700 g spelled flour Type 630
  • 100 g rye flour type 1150
  • 30 g baking malts (works without)
  • 150 g yoghurt 3.5%
  • 350 ml of warm water
  • 10 g of fresh yeast
  • 3 teaspoons salt
  • 1 teaspoon honey or sugar

All ingredients should be at room temperature.


preparation

Step-by-Step Guide

Stir the yeast with the honey, the yeast dissolves quickly, adding warm water, mixing the flour mixed with salt and baking malt until the dough comes off the edge of the bowl. If necessary, add flour or water.

Mix the yeast with the honey to dissolve the yeast quickly. Add warm water and stir.

Cover the dough with a lid for 6 hours at room temperature.


Knead flour mixed with salt and baking malt together until the dough comes off the edge of the bowl. If necessary, add flour or water. Cover the dough with a lid for 6 hours at room temperature.

Knead dough on a baking tray briefly, pull and fold several times. In the meantime, water the Römertopf.

Knead dough on a baking tray briefly, pull and fold several times. In the meantime, water the Römertopf.


Form into an oblong loaf of bread, flour all around and let it rest covered for 30 minutes.

Form the dough into an oblong loaf of bread, flour all around and let it rest covered for 30 minutes.

Now the dough has increased.

After 30 minutes, the dough has increased in size: Dry the Römertopf a bit, grease the lower part and dust with flour, put the loaf of bread in it, cover it.

Dry the Römertopf a bit, grease the lower part and dust with flour, put in the bread loaf, cover it. Put on the bottom rail - important: in the cold oven - and bake with 220 ° top and bottom heat for 50 minutes.

Put the Römertopf in the bottom rail and bake with 220 degrees top and bottom heat for 50 minutes.

Continue to remove the lid, approx. 10 minutes. Bread should have a nice color.

After 5 minutes remove lid, continue baking, for approx. 10 minutes. Bread should have a nice color.

Let the bread on the grate cool, make a knock test, must sound hollow, if not, bake without Römertopf.

Let the bread on the grate cool, make a knock test, must sound hollow, if not, bake without Römertopf.

Since this bread is very moist and fluffy inside, do not cut until it is cold. Please do not press while cutting.

Since this bread is very moist and fluffy inside, do not cut until it is cold. Please do not press while cutting.

If you do not want to give the dough a rest period of 6 hours, then you should take 20 g of fresh yeast.

I wish you a lot of fun and good appetite.

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