This week has been a learning curve, I imagine the rest of my weeks will be also. But this week particularly because I have come to the realisation that I no longer leave the house to go to work. Since I finished work in December it’s been the festive season, J was on holidays, I was away for a couple of weeks, now I’m back at home and J’s not here, I’m slowly getting back into the swing of things.
I’m trying to create some sort of routine. In the mornings I get up, do yoga, feed the chickens, and start a list. The list can comprise of anything, today’s went a bit like this:
- wash sheets
- make spare bed and our bed
- organise wardrobe
- clean bathroom
- do floors
- groceries
- blog
- put away bread
Anything that doesn’t get done today will go on tomorrow’s list. As the day goes on things usually get added, in fact I often add things to the list after I’ve done them, just so I can cross them off.
Putting the bread away involved cutting up 3 slabs of foccacia into sandwich size chunks and putting it into freezer bags, slicing up this chia sourdough loaf and putting the two regular white loaves into the freezer.
I love chia seeds in bread, they add a subtle texture and as we all know, chia seeds are awesome for you (blah, blah, blah, superfood, blah, blah, blah). I also believe that it added lightness and moisture to a usually quite dense loaf.
Do you love bread with texture? Do you ever add things to your list after you’ve done them, just so that you can cross them off?
- 225gm bubbly ripe sourdough starter
- 375gm water
- 35gm olive oil
- 750gm bakers flour
- 15gm salt
- Chia Gel
- 50gm chia seeds
- 200gm boiling water
- Mix the seeds and water together, set aside for 10 minutes.
- In a large bowl add the starter, water, olive oil and chia gel. Mix with hands until chai gel has broken up and is evenly distributed.
- Add flour and squelch until there are no dry bits.
- cover with glad wrap, wet tea towel or shower cap, set aside until doubled in size.
- Once bread has doubled, this may be any where from a couple of hours, to over night, pre-heat oven to 240 degrees Celsius, fan forced and line a loaf tin with baking paper and put dough in it. Cover while oven heats up.
- once hot, reduce oven to 225, oil top of loaf and cover with sesame seeds (if you want), and put in the oven for 20 mins, then reduce heat to 175 for a further 20 mins.
- Check that bread is cooked by knocking on the bottom (once removed from tin), if it sounds hollow, it’s ready. If not put back in the oven for a further 5 or 10 mins.
- Cool before slicing.
Yes yum, I make chia and sunflower. And lots of lists….
I really need to give sunflower bread a go!
I’ll definitely be trying this one Clare!
Totally guilty of adding things to the list just so I can mark them off. It’s so annoying when you do something big and realise it wasn’t on the list!
I’d love to know what you think!
We only eat multigrain bread but on occasions when I’m travelling for work there’s just no option in small towns (or on tiny planes) other than white bread and I really do miss the texture! It just feels more like real food.
I love bread with some texture, but sometimes there’s nothing better than vegemite on white bread!
If I write a list, I seem to get more done. I love the look of this bread and chia seeds are so good for you xx
I also seem to get way more done if I write a list.
I am so adding chia seeds to my sourdough today, thanks to you. I saw them in the cupboard and just pushed past them to get to the flax seeds and sunflower seeds. Creating a new routine can be hard. I have plenty on my to do list but struggle to find inspiration some days to do it. Enjoy the quite while you have it. Who knows what life is going to be like in a few months time.
I saw your pick on Instagram Lizzie! I’d love to know what you think! I’m trying to find a good balance between getting things done and having some quiet time!
I am new to sourdough baking but I will give it a go with the chia seeds, so far have only do the usual white loaf. BTW your sourdough breads looks fantastic!
Thanks so much Shirley. I really put a lot of love into my bread 🙂
Clare can you make the chia loaf in the usual pot or also on a tray?
Can this be used as an overnight sourdough and shaped into a boule?