Wholegrain spelt sourdough
Spelt Miche
£7.20
1.1 kgA big, round Saturday loaf of wholegrain spelt and wheat. Nutty, soft-crumbed and made to be shared across a weekend.
Baked Saturday only. On a Saturday it is usually gone by 11:30; a pre-order is held until we close.
- Flour
- Stone-milled wholegrain spelt and wheat
- Fermentation
- 20 hours
- Hydration
- 80%
- Weight
- 1.1 kg
- Baked
- Saturday only
- Keeps
- 5 days in a paper bag
Allergens
Contains: Spelt (gluten), Wheat (gluten).
May contain traces of: rye, sesame, seeds.
Trade: 4 × loaf for £20.40. Wholesale list
About the spelt miche
The miche is our weekend loaf. It is baked once a week, on Friday night, in a quantity that rarely lasts past half eleven on Saturday. If you want one, pre-order it.
Half of the flour is wholegrain spelt from a farm eight miles up the valley. Spelt has a softer, more fragile gluten than modern wheat, so the dough is mixed gently and shaped once, tightly, before a long cold proof. The result is a nutty loaf with a tender crumb and a thick, chewy crust.
It is big on purpose. One miche feeds a family across a weekend, and it tastes better on Sunday than on Saturday.
“The Calder Country is the only bread in the house that is still good on day five. We have stopped buying sliced bread altogether.”
