I have been on a bit of a country bread kick lately but I’m always trying to mix it up. For my latest variation I’ve replaced the typical 10% whole wheat flour in a country bread with 15% sprouted wheat.
Although I don’t have that much experience using sprouted grains it’s something that has always intrigued me. Mainly because of the purported health benefits but also because of the delicious flavor.
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In my last post, I experimented with spelt flour in a country bread. The flavor was very appealing with slight nutty undertones and the bread came out great! However, I’m never satisfied with my last bread and always want to push into new areas. So I decided to increase the spelt in the formula from 10% to 20%.
I didn’t stop there however, as at the last second I decided to add in polenta. I’ve tried using polenta in bread before and liked the result. There are a few steps to take when adding polenta or any grain for that matter into a bread.
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Here at a Breaducation our goal is to get you to the point where you are comfortable enough and knowledgeable enough with the process of baking bread that you can create your own beautiful custom loaves of bread. We want you to be able to throw crazy flours and seeds and grains and whatever else you can think up in your bread and know it will come out well or at least learn something valuable along the way.
For inspiration, we will be sharing some of our own bread experiments on the blog from time to time. We hope you will enjoy checking them out and learning from them as we do! This week I tried my hand at a country bread with a spelt flour variation. Continue reading