Servings: 1 Loaf

400g of water 400g of water
200g of sourdough starter 200g of sourdough starter
600g of bread flour 600g of bread flour
12g of salt 12g of salt
Rice flour Rice flour
Extra flour Extra flour
Water Water

Mix water and sourdough starter until sourdough has dissolved
Mix in bread flour to mixture
Cover and rest for 30min to 1hr
Add 12g of salt with a splash of water - mix
Rest 15 minutes
Drop dough onto clean surface
For 10 minutes drop slap the dough until smooth and elastic
Proof dough for 4 hours in warm enviroment
Prepare to shape dough. Lightly flour flat surface, drop dough gently. Sprinkle the top of your dough with flour and flip with scraper. Gently tug and fold the dough - tug ends so it resembles a triangle and fold in. left, right, top bottom, bottom top and flip. Push dough around with scraper so it has some tension
Flour bannaton (bowl with linen towl) with rice flour. Put dough seam side up and put in in the fridge overnight or 12 to 15hr
When ready to bake, preheat oven to 500. Put both the lid and cast iron into the oven so its ripping hot
Set up dough to be ready to bake. Get a piece of parchment paper large enough to hold the dough. Flip the dough from the bowl/banneton onto the parchment paper. Slice a design or one clean slice ¼ or ½ inch into the dough.
When the oven has reached the 500 degree temperature, pull the cast iron out of the oven only. Gingerly place the parchment paper with the dough into the cast iron. Fold the edges of the parchment paper over the sides of the cast iron so that it does not disturb the growth of your bread. Spray some water into the pot to create steam - if you don't have a spritzer, a couple of flicking motions with your wet hands will do. Cover the pot with the hot lid and place it back in the oven
Cook covered for 30 minutes
Cook uncovered for 25 to 30 minutes depending on your color of choice
When done pull bread out of the oven and put the loaf on a cooling rack
Cut bread 1 to 2 hours after pulling the bread out of the oven to ensure best crumb