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Italian Semolina Bread with Sourdough

Here a loaf of crunchy bread with a soft crumb and an intense yellow color. This bread, prepared with semolina and sourdough, is highly digestible and perfect with cold cuts and cheeses.
In this recipe, I'll show you 2 way to make this bread: Using Sourdough or the Levain
Preparation: 30 minutes
Cooking: 1 hour
Rise: 13 hours 20 minutes
Total Time: 14 hours 50 minutes
RECIPE FOR: 2 Loaves of 900gr

EQUIPMENTS

  • Stand Mixer
  • Cooking Thermometer
  • Baker's Coucheย 
  • Proofing Baskets
  • Bread Lame

Ingredients

For the Biga

  • 500 gr Semolina Flour for Bread
  • 250 gr Water refer to the notes for the right temperature
  • 125 gr Ripe Sourdough refreshed twice

For the Dough made with Biga

  • 500 gr Semolina Flour for Bread
  • 400 gr Water at 16ยฐC (60ยฐF)
  • 875 gr Fermented Biga
  • 18 gr Salt
  • 5 gr Malt Powder (optional)

For the Dough made with Levain

DIRECTIONS

For the Biga

  • Before starting with the preparation of the biga, refresh the Sourdough two times (ere how to Feed the Sourdough), letting it ferment each time for 3 hours at 30ยฐC (86ยฐF).
  • For the preparation of the Biga, mix Yeast, Semolina, and Water in the stand mixer bowl and knead with the hook for the time necessary to form a rough dough. It is not necessary to over-work the Biga, to avoid overheating the dough that should be at a temperature of 19ยฐC - 20ยฐC (66ยฐF - 68ยฐF).
  • Once the dough is ready, form it into a ball, soak it in a bowl of cold tap water (about 18ยฐC, 64ยฐF), and ferment at room temperature (about 20ยฐC, 68ยฐF) for 12 hours.

For the Dough made with Biga

  • For the dough, I suggest you proceed with the autolysis technique: Pour the Semolina and 90% of the water (1755gr) in the mixer. Knead the dough for the time necessary to absorb all the water. Once ready, cover with a cloth and let the dough rest for 30 minutes. During this process, the flour's proteins will properly hydrate themselves, forming a dough with a better glutinous mesh.
  • After 30 minutes of rest, add the biga, the salt dissolved in 10% of the remaining water, and the malt.
    Knead the dough at medium speed for about 15-20minutes, making sure the temperature does not exceed 26ยฐC (79ยฐF). If this happens, chill the dough in the freezer for a few minutes.
  • Once the dough is ready, let it ferment for 1 hour before dividing it into the desired portions.
  • Cut portions of at least 1kg, roll them up, forming a loaf and let them proof 20minutes on the work surface.
  • Take the loaves, roll them tidily and place them facing up into the proofing baskets.
    If you don't have the proofing basket, you can use large bowls lined with a clean cloth and dust with semolina.
    Moreover, you can form the loaves and let them proof directly on the work surface, covered with a baker's couche.
  • Let proof at 26-28ยฐC (78ยฐF - 82ยฐF) for 4 hours. Place the loaves on the baking tray (better if perforated), score the surface with a bread lame, and lightly spray some water on the surface to facilitate the baking expansion.
  • Bake at 230ยฐC (446ยฐF) with some steam (use a pot with boiling water in the bottom of the oven). After 10 minutes, lower the temperature to 200ยฐC (392ยฐF). After 50minutes, slightly open the oven door and finish cooking.
  • Take out of the oven and allow to cool on a wooden surface.

For the Dough made with Levain

  • Replace the Biga with the ripe Levain (feed as indicated) and follow the same directions

NOTES

The temperature of the water for the Biga is fundamental to obtain a dough of the right temperature. You can calculate the water temperature by using the following empirical formula:
Water Temp= 55 - Room Temp - Flour Temp
example: Room Temp 20ยฐC, Flour Temp 19ยฐC -> Water Temp = 55-20-19=16ยฐC
!! The formula only works with ยฐC !!

NUTRITION LABEL

Serving: 50gr | Calories: 4kcal | Carbohydrates: 1g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 1g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 4mg | Potassium: 3mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 1g | Calcio: 1mg | Ferro: 1mg

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16 comments about โ€œPane di Semola con Lievito Madreโ€

  1. Scusa , Ma non ho capito cosa fare dopo la lievitazione in acqua, sta lievitando bene, io vivo negli Stati Uniti e quando mi sveglio vorrei sapere con procedere.
    Grazie

    1. Ciao Liliana,
      una volta pronto, impasti il pane e quando nella ricetta vedi “Trascorsi i 30minuti di riposo, unire la biga, il sale sciolto nel 10% di acqua restante ed il malto”, unisci la biga tolta dall’acqua all’impasto

      A presto!

  2. Ciao! Approfitto della tua gentilezza per chiederti se usando il lievito madre rinfrescato con il rapporto di 1 parte di farina e metร  acqua, devo seguire lo stesso la preparazione della biga e poi l’impasto con la biga? O uno esclude l’altro? E in caso quale mi consiglieresti di usare? Grazie mille!!!

    1. Ciao Roberta,
      se ho capito bene la tua domanda, mi chiedi se รจ meglio preparare il pane con il lievito madre o con la biga? Sono entrambi ottimi metodi; la biga รจ sicuramente molto piรน pratica, perchรฉ non devi fare i rinfreschi. Se usi il lievito, fai prima 2 rinfreschi e poi impasti il Pane.

      A presto!

  3. Ciao, ho fatto questa ricetta seguendo alla lettera il procedimento (anche dei rinfreschi, ne ho fatti due); dopo le 12 ore di fermentazione in acqua la biga รจ risultata molto molto fluida e di conseguenza anche lโ€™impasto finale del pane, รจ giusto cosรฌ o dovrebbe rimanere piรน compatta? Grazie mille

    1. Ciao Donatella,
      potrebbe dipendere dal fatto che il Lievito Madre che hai usato era troppo acido, oppure la temperatura a cui la biga ha fermentato, troppo alta (sopra i 22ยฐยฐC).
      Hai utilizzato il Lievito Madre solido o quello nel barattolo (Licoli)?

      A presto!

    2. Il lievito era solido! Come faccio a capire se รจ troppo acido e quindi correggerlo?
      Comunque il risultato finale era ottimo, pane buonissimo, grazie per la ricetta

    3. Ciao Donatella,
      in genere ti puoi accorgere che il lievito รจ acido giร  dal bagnetto, perchรฉ tende a rimanere sul fondo. Inoltre, assaggiandolo, potrai percepire una nota amarognola o pungente!

      Ti consiglio di dare un’occhiata a questo articoli, dove troverai i piรน comuni segnali del lievito non correttamente bilanciato:
      QUICK FIXES FOR ACIDIC SOURDOUGH STARTER

      A presto!

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