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Tartine Bread

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Three Small Loaves

12 Hour Levain

WeightIngredient%
50 gStarter62.5
40 gWhole Wheat Flour50
40 gWhite Flour50
80 gWater (85 degrees)100

Dough

WeightIngredient%
900 gUnbleached Bread Flour90
100 gWhole Wheat Flour10
750 gTotal Water (85 Degrees)75
700 gWater for Autolyse93.3
50 gWater for Salt6.7
20 gKosher Salt2
210 gLevain21

Two Good Sized Loaves

12 Hour Levain

WeightIngredient%
40 gStarter62.5
32 gWhole Wheat Flour50
32 gWhite Flour50
64 gWater (85 degrees)100

Dough

WeightIngredient%
720 gUnbleached Bread Flour90
80 gWhole Wheat Flour10
600 gTotal Water (85 Degrees)75
560 gWater for Autolyse93.3
40 gWater for Salt6.7
16 gKosher Salt2
168 gLevain21

Single Loaf

12 Hour Levain

WeightIngredient%
20 gStarter62.5
16 gWhole Wheat Flour50
16 gWhite Flour50
32 gWater (85 degrees)100

Dough

WeightIngredient%
360 gUnbleached Bread Flour90
40 gWhole Wheat Flour10
300 gTotal Water (85 Degrees)75
280 gWater for Autolyse93.3
20 gWater for Salt6.7
8 gKosher Salt2
84 gLevain21

Method

  1. Make the Levain 12 hours before you want to start mixing dough.
  2. Combine 93% of water, levain and flour and mix until shaggy dough. Let autolyse for 20 - 40 minutes.
  3. Stir salt into remaining 7% of water and mix into dough.
  4. 2 Hour Bulk Rise - fold every 25 minutes:
  5. First 3 folds: stretch and folds.
  6. Folds 4 & 5: Coil folds.
  7. Let rest 10 minutes after last fold.
  8. Divide and preshape - dust and cover with plastic and bench rest for 20-30 minutes.
  9. Shape, wrap and refrigerate from 3 - 12 hours.
  10. Preheat dutch oven at 500 degrees - 20 minutes covered, lower heat to 450 and cook until browned - 20 - 30 minutes.