Faux Sourdough Bread - with fermented Dosa batter. Vegan

I know right.. I bake bread pretty much ever other day, so you would think that I have a running sourdough starter! I tried it once, but didnt know what to do with all the extra starter every week. Sourdough has some great benefits. It has a better nutrient profile, since the bacteria eats and reduces the starh and carb content and is more shelf stable.

This one also has a fermented batter(Dosa- lentil and rice crepe batter), which uses similar principles of using wild yeast to ferment. It is not fermented for weeks to develop the taste. This one can be ready within 1.5-2 days depending on ambient temperature. This bread has whole wheat flour , urad daal(black gram) and rice from the dosa batter, non dairy greek yogurt and rock salt.

The idea to use some dosa batter occurred to me when I had forgotten about the batter sitting and fermenting for more than a day. And the crepes I made out of it came out quite sour.

Check out my earlier Dosa (lentil and rice crepe) post about how to make the dosa batter and ferment it.

I made a faux sourdough Glutenfree bread with the batter too. Find it here.

Ingredients: 7 by 4.5 inch small loaf

1 teaspoon active yeast

2 teaspoons raw sugar

1/4 cup water

1/4 cup very fermented Dosa batter(Let the blended lentil and crepe batter ferment atleast a day in a warm place till you can clearly smell a slightly sour odor)

1 Tablespoon non dairy greek yogurt or vegan sour cream(I used SoDelicious plain coconut milk greek yogurt)

1/8 teaspoon rock salt(kala namak)

1/3 teaspoon salt

1/2+ cup bread flour

1/2 cup whole wheat flour

2 teaspoons vital wheat gluten

Method:

Warm the water and add raw sugar and yeast to it, Mix and let sit for 10 minutes or until frothy.

In a bowl, mix the dosa batter, greek yogurt, salt and rock salt well.

Add in the flours, wheat gluten, and yeast mixture and mix well.

Add more bread flour if needed and knead into make a soft dough(5 minutes). The dough will be slightly sticky.

Let dough sit in a warm place, covered with a towel, for 1.5 hours or until doubled.

Take dough out on a floured working surface and Use a Tablespoon or so bread flour to knead and form a flat rectangle.

Roll up the dough tightly and place in a parchment lined bread pan or bagette pan.

Spray water on top. Sprinkle flour and coverwith towel. Let rise until almost double.(35-40 minutes)

Gently lift the parchment and place on a baking sheet.

Bake in preheated 365 degrees F for 25-30 minutes.

Cool completely before slicing.

(Hubbs loved the fresh bread smell and took a big bite! I grabbed it for a minute for 2 clicks and another 2 minutes later the whole loaf was gone!)

Seattle has been getting all warm, springy and flowery lately.. wish it stayed this way for more months:) Our weekend ended up on beaches and parks, some shopping and some gardening! Chewie love fresh green grass, so he had his full. I wonder if he was a cow in his previous birth!

How was your weekend!

This bread is being shared at Ricki's wellness weekend, Hearth Soul blog hop, Slightly Indulgent Tuesdays