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Alvaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 3 days agoYou can make sourdough from rice that is really really close to the real thing. The basic recipe is this:
- if you want sourdough you need to make a starter, you can use any normal recipe and replace the flour with rice flour or soaked rice that was then blended.
- soak 500g of glutenous rice for 4-12 hours (the more the better)
- add soaked rice to a high power blender with whatever you want for flavor and texture(ie salt, spices, oil)
- blend while adding water until the blender is able to blend all of the rice properly (will be smooth and probably like a batter, not a dough)
- make sure the temperature is ideal for yeast (blend more to heat it up, let it rest to cool down)
- add yeast/starter and blend shortly just to mix it.
- pour the mixture in a loaf pan (about half way to the top) ideally a silicone one as it bonds strongly, if you are not using silicone I would suggest parchment paper
- sprinkle water on top of the batter and let it rise, if done in a coller temperature(longer time) be sure to sprinkle water every now and again.
- when the batter is close but not yet at the top of the pan, move on to baking.
- sprinkle water on top of the batter again and bake at 170-180c with a pan of boiling water to keep the oven air moist.
- it should be done when it has browned and the inner part has reached at least 98c
Some people that have tried it when I made it didn’t even realize that it is not wheat.
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Interesting. Over-processing the rice starch holds the yeast farts and water vapor like the gluten structure in normal bread.
If I ever have the awareness to keep a sourdough starter alive I’ll try it.
Alvaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
You can also make it as a regular loaf using yeast and not a starter
Semi_Hemi_Demigod@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Dry active yeast? Because I keep that in stock. What are the ratios?
ynthrepic@lemmy.world 2 days ago
What have I started lol.
Alvaro@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Just because it is not as solid I would say a bit more than the normal amount. the usual ratio is 1-2% by weight of flour, so for 500g or rice you would put 5-10g of dry yeast, I would suggest 3% so 15g.
Don’t forget to add a bit of sugar otherwise it will rise very very slowly. I would add as much sugar be weight as yeast.