It’s Alive Sourdough

Based on this It’s Alive video and adapted to make a single loaf.

Ingredients:
350g white flour
150g Whole Wheat Flour
300g water
100g sourdough starter
10g salt

1 — Mix the flours and 250g of water to start the autolyse. Let it rest for 30min to 2 hours

2 — When the started is ready (floating when dropped in a cup of water), add the starter to the dough by pinching it in.

3 — Add the salt and remaining 50g of water. Water helps dissolve the salt.

4 — Slam the dough on the counter, then fold it in half. Repeat that process for about 5 minutes.

5 — Placed the dough in an oiled, flat and whide container, protected from drafts. Every 30 minutes, fold the dough by picking it up and letting it down carefully so as not to break the bubbles that are forming

6 — After 3 or 4 hours of this process, drop the dough on the counter and shape it. Cover it lightly with flour and a clean towel and let it rest for 10 minutes

7 — Flour the counter next to the resting dough and flip the dough over it. With the non-floured side up, fold each side in and then stitch it. Flip it so the seam is down. Let it rest 2 minutes

8 — Place a towel in a colander or bread basket. Flour it very well. In a swift motion, place the bread in the basket with the seam-side up. Flour the dough, cover it with the towel and place in the fridge overnight.

9 — Preheat the oven to 500°F/250°C with a dutch oven inside. Cut a piece of parchment paper the size of the dutch oven.

10 — When the oven is ready, take the dutch oven out. Flip the dough from the basket onto the parchment paper. Use a lame or knife to score the bread, drop it in the dutch oven, close the lid and bake for 15 minutes.

11 — Remove the lid and bake for an additional 15 minutes or until browned.