Use the same quantities as in the Bread Dough Basic Recipe, but use 50% whole wheat and 50% white flour. (For better rising, dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water with few teaspoons of flour as in Method 2.) Once you have obtained a smooth, soft dough, shape it into a ball; wrap it in a cloth, sprinkle with flour and let it rest for one hour in a warm place. Place the dough on a greased sheet pan sprinkled with fine breadcrumbs. For the first 20 mins. the oven must be approximately 500ºF, then lower it to about 350ºF and keep baking until the bread is golden brown and crusty on the outside.
Note:
It is desirable to bake bread in a wood-burning oven. A wood-burning oven may be imitated by placing tiles in the oven and baking bread directly on the tiles.
If you do not use a typical bread oven, to see that the bread stays soft and retains a certain amount of humidity, place in the back of the baking oven a container full of water so that as the water steams, it is soaked in the dough and the finished product is soft, crispy and moist inside. |
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