Jura bread
This speciality bread is full of all the character of the Jura: dry white wine (made with Savagnin grapes, of course), diced Comté cheese and toasted walnuts.
"Jurassic bread" was is first name...
The loaves can be made long, as shown here, or as small rolls.
This is ideal as an aperitif snack, served sliced and maybe reheated briefly in the oven.
"Jurassic bread" was is first name...
The loaves can be made long, as shown here, or as small rolls.
This is ideal as an aperitif snack, served sliced and maybe reheated briefly in the oven.
70 K 4.4/5 (16 reviews)
6 hours 9 min.
Easy
2 loaves
8 IngredientsLast modified on: October 24th 2017
For 2 loaves, you will need:
- 1
450 g plain white flour (French Type 65) - 2
50 g rye flour - 3
300 ml dry white wine - 4
175 g walnuts - 5
175 g Comté cheese - 6
250 g leaven - 7
5 g yeast - 8
9 g salt - Total weight: 1,415 grams
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Times for this recipe
Preparation: 35 min.
Resting: 4 hours 50 min.
Cooking: 45 min.
All in all: 6 hours 9 min.
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Step by step recipe
Stage 1 - 3 min.
Put 450 g plain white flour (French Type 65) and 50 g rye flour into a food-processor bowl.
In this recipe, wine is used instead of the usual water, which will give the bread a very special flavour.
Weigh 300 ml dry white wine. Do try to use a Jura white wine made with Savignin grapes if possible.
In this recipe, wine is used instead of the usual water, which will give the bread a very special flavour.
Weigh 300 ml dry white wine. Do try to use a Jura white wine made with Savignin grapes if possible.
Stage 2 - 5 min.
In bread-making, the water temperature is always important. It's not a fixed value, but related to 3 other temperatures: 1) the temperature of your flour, 2) the room temperature in your kitchen, and 3) the basic temperature of this recipe, which is 56-60°C.
You can calculate the temperature of the water for this recipe in one click, using this small calculator.
You can calculate the temperature of the water for this recipe in one click, using this small calculator.
Stage 3 - 1 hour
Once the wine is at the right temperature, pour it onto the flour and mix for 5 minutes, just enough to mix the wine into the flour.
Cover the dough with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 1 hour.
Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.
Cover the dough with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 1 hour.
Note: For the best way to knead, see: A few tips for effective kneading at home.
Stage 4 - 10 min.
Meanwhile, toast 175 g walnuts by putting them on a baking sheet in the oven at 360°F (180°C) for 10 minutes. Set aside.
Stage 5 - 5 min.
Stage 6 - 5 min.
Stage 7 - 10 min.
Knead for 10 minutes.
Stage 8 - 3 min.
After 10 minutes of kneading, add the walnuts and Comté. Continue kneading just until these are well mixed in.
Stage 9 - 1 hour 30 min.
Gather the dough into a ball and transfer to a clean bowl. Cover with a plastic sheet.
Leave to rest for 1 hour 30 minutes.
Leave to rest for 1 hour 30 minutes.
Stage 10 - 20 min.
After resting, cut the dough into pieces of the required size and roll into balls.
Cover the balls with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 20 minutes.
Cover the balls with a plastic sheet and leave to rest for 20 minutes.
Stage 11 - 2 hours
After this resting, shape the balls into loaves and lay in proving baskets (bannetons) or tins (or your choice of mould) lined with a cloth.
Leave for 2 hours.
Leave for 2 hours.
Stage 12 - 3 min.
Stage 13 - 35 min.
Bake for about 35 minutes, not forgetting the steam.
Stage 14
Take out of the oven when nicely browned and leave to cool on a wire rack.
Remarks
To be sure the wine is at the right temperature, it is best to microwave it in its container by 10 second bursts, checking with an electronic thermometer each time. If you do not have a microwave, heat the wine in a small pan on low heat until it reaches the right temperature.
If you are baking your bread in a proper bread oven, sit each loaf on a sheet of cooking parchment, otherwise the cheese will stick them to the oven floor. Of course, if you do not have the authentic ingredients from the Jura (such a pity!), you can use any dry white wine and an easily available cheese like Emmental. These will work just fine.
If you are baking your bread in a proper bread oven, sit each loaf on a sheet of cooking parchment, otherwise the cheese will stick them to the oven floor. Of course, if you do not have the authentic ingredients from the Jura (such a pity!), you can use any dry white wine and an easily available cheese like Emmental. These will work just fine.
Keeping: A few days, preferably in a cloth bag. Freezes very well.
Source: Home made.
Nutritional information
| Proteins (gr) | Carbohydrates (gr) | Fats (gr) | Energy value (in k-calories) | Energy value (in k-joules) | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whole recipe | 160 RDI=50 % | 740 RDI=50 % | 170 RDI=20 % | 4,070 RDI=150 % | 17,050 RDI: 150 % |
| Per 100 g | 10 RDI=3 % | 50 RDI=4 % | 10 RDI=1 % | 290 RDI=10 % | 1,210 RDI: 10 % |
| Per loaves | 80 RDI=20 % | 370 RDI=30 % | 80 RDI=10 % | 2,040 RDI=80 % | 8,530 RDI: 80 % |
How much will it cost?
- For 2 loaves : £6.95
- Per loaves : £3.50
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Note: Be careful, these prices are only an estimate, you can consult the table of prices by ingredients used for this estimate.
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Plain white flour (French Type 65)
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