French Sourdough in the Bread Machine

Name: French Sourdough in the Bread Machine
Yield: 1 serving
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 180 grams Bread flour; 40 grams Whole wheat flour; 30 grams Rye flour; 5 grams Salt; 5 grams Honey; 160 grams Water; 2 1/2 grams Dry yeast; 50 grams Walnuts; 70 grams Dried fruits soaked in rum

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I wanted to use up the rum-soaked fruits that I bought for Christmas.

I used mixed fruits soaked in rum, but you could use rum-soaked raisins. You could make your DIY version by soaking the raisins in a container for at least a day in rum. (If your raisins are oil-coated, wash with water and pat dry before soaking.) Recipe by Dokintan

I wanted to use up the rum-soaked fruits that I bought for Christmas.

cookpad.japan @cookpad_jp

I wanted to use up the rum-soaked fruits that I bought for Christmas.

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Ingredients

1 serving

180 gramsBread flour
40 gramsWhole wheat flour
30 gramsRye flour
5 gramsSalt
5 gramsHoney
160 gramsWater
2 1/2 gramsDry yeast
50 gramsWalnuts
70 gramsDried fruits soaked in rum

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Steps

1

Add all of the ingredients to the bread maker and set it to the dough setting. Start the course and once the dough has finished kneading, switch it off. Take the dough out of the bread maker and mix in the walnuts and rum-soaked fruit.
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Prove until the dough doubled in size. Once proven, punch it down to get rid of any excess gas and roll it into a neat ball. Leave to rest for 10 - 15 minutes.
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Roll the dough out into an oval shape.
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Fold the two long sides over the bread towards the middle.
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Fold in half lengthways and firmly close up any seams. Put the dough seam-down on a baking tray and leave to prove for a second time.
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After this second proofing, use a tea strainer to sprinkle some bread flour over the top of the dough and score it 4 times. Spray with water and bake in an oven preheated to 220°C for 22 minutes. The outside of the bread may burn easily so if it looks like it is browning too much, cover it with aluminium foil whilst baking.
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Here it is when baked. I kind of burned it a little, but that's the way I like it.
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You can use this recipe to make 2 small loaves as well.
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Here I tried making a loaf with no filling. I proved it for a second time in a banneton (a bread rising mould) and dusted with rye flour. It made a really soft loaf that's great for making sandwiches.