Black Rice Country Bread - flour

Method

• Boil the black rice.
• Boil the water in a pot; add in the black rice, and boil until cooked through while stirring.
• It'll take around 20~30 minutes.
• Try pushing down on a grain of rice with your finger to check if thoroughly cooked through.
• You might need to cook it a little more if you can still feel a hard core inside the grain.
• Measure out the boiling broth, and let cool sufficiently.
• Add the * ingredients to the completely cooled broth and knead (See memos).
• Check that there is a slightly glutinous film on the surface of the dough, add in the lard, and knead some more.
• Add in the black rice as well, knead, and then proof for the first time.
• Let it rise until it doubles in size.
• It took an hour for me this time around.
• # Use the fermenting function on your oven, if available.
• After the first proofing has finished, place the seam of the dough facing upwards, place on a sheet of canvas and flatten it out with the palm of your hand to release the gas thoroughly.
• Fold it like shown in the photo and roll it back up into ball.
• (Continued in the next photo).
• Release the gases and excess air thoroughly each time you fold it.
• Pinch the seams together tightly in order to roll it up.
• Place the seam facing downwards and cover with a sheet of canvas, followed by a damp cloth etc., and bench it.
• Let rest for 20 minutes.
• After resting, lightly press down on the dough and shape it.
• While the seam side is facing down, press down on 3 sides with a rolling pin (making it into a rough triangle).
• Lightly brush the three sides with water.
• Fold up the parts rolled with a rolling pin.
• Lightly press down on it to fix the shape.
• Flip it over and proof for the last time.
• It'll take about 30 minutes~.
• It took 30 minutes for me on this day.
• After the final proofing is finished, flip it over again.
• (The front is shown in the picture) Lightly brush the surface with water.
• Lightly sprinkle with bread flour through a tea strainer etc.
• Place into an oven preheated to 200C and bake for 30 minutes.
• (Please adjust time according to your oven).
• This is what it looks like when cut.
• Use it as a sliced dinner bread for soups or stews etc.