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Ingredients
- 2 1/4 cups whole wheat bread flour
- 1 envelope active dry yeast
- 3 tbsp chopped fresh sage
- 2 tsp sea salt
- 3 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1 tsp honey
- 2/3 cup lukewarm water
Preparation
Step 1
Sift the flour into a bowl and tip in the bran from the sifter. Stir in the yeast, sage, and half the salt. Reserve 1 tsp of the garlic and pour in the honey and lukewarm water. Stir well with a wooden spoon until the dough begins to come together, then knead with your hands until it leaves the side of the bowl. Turn onto surface and knead for 110 minutes.
Brush a cookie sheet with oil. Turn out dough onto a lightly floured surface and punch down, then knead for 2 minutes. Roll the dough into a long sausage, shape into a ring, and put it onto the prepared cookie shet. Brush the outside of a bowl with oil and put it into the center of the ring to prevent it from closing up while the dough is rising. Put the sheet into a plastic bag and let rise for 30 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 400F. Remove the bowl from the center of the loaf and sprinkle with reserved salt and garlic and bake for 25-30 minutes, until golden brown and hollow sounding.