This is actually a recipe I tried years ago - Thom Leonard's Country French, from
Artisan Baking Across America, by Maggie Glezer. It uses a solid Levain starter, and all the breads I tried from that book that used that came out really good - none overly sour, just enough to know that it was a sourdough. I looked at these recipes again, since I got that proofer; though they all call for room temp., I used the times and temps from
Classic Sourdoughs, but this recipe. I chose this one because of the method of sifting much of the bran out of the WW flour - approx. 15% by weight. The article posted by Jim a while back got me thinking about these recipes that sift a bunch of the bran out, and, though not 100% WW, they have some, and are delicious.
I had trouble with the bannetons before - even sort of dry doughs would stick to them, no matter how much I floured it. I saw a tip in a few places since then: use rice flour - something I am never out of! So I did it, and it stuck very briefly, just enough to make me think it didn't work, then it came right out. THAT'S when I should have slashed it, but I guess I was so happy the loaf didn't stick, I wasn't thinking right. LOL
Here is the 42 oz loaf of sourdough, risen in a banneton, and baked on a stone. As you can see, it rose irregularly, because I forgot to slash it 4 times before putting it in the oven. I'll let you know how it tastes later - too late to wait for it to cool!
Update: Absolutely delicious! I had to cut into it before I did anything else this morning. Like before, the sour is not like SF sourdough, but enough to know that you are eating sourdough, and the method of sifting out the bran definitely helps the flavor. I just have to use the bran in something else!
