Sour Dough Boule

Feed starter and leave over night to activate

Portion off starter for next time and feed

Mix active stater into luke warm water and oil then lightly whisk

Mix in flour and salt and combine, cover and leave to autolyse for up to 1 hour

Work the dough in the bowl into a ball, cover and leave to bulk rise for approx 3 hours or until double

Pull dough and sit briefly then form and pull into ball on a floured surface

Put into a clothed bowl, cover and raise for approx 1 hour, meanwhile place dutch oven into oven and heat to 230C

When ready turn the dough onto baking paper and score, bring dutch oven out and remove lid.

Place scored bread on baking paper into D.O. and place 2 x ice cubes in behind the baking paper, put lid on and return to oven.

bake for 25 mins with lid on, then de-lid and cook another 10 mins. Check cooler and internal temp and take out of dutch oven and playback in the oven directly on the rack if more cooler or cooking required.

Cool on racks