French bread miche: “It’s always noon” gives us an ancient recipe

Preparing French miche bread with Fulvio Marino’s recipe allows you to make a loaf with an ancient flavor.

When it comes to French bread, the first thought goes to the baguette. Yet there is an even older format known as French miche bread. It differs from the most famous recipe for several reasons. The first is definitely the shape : the first long and tapered, the second shaped like a loaf . The dough is also decidedly different. Miche bread is a so-called country bread , prepared with unrefined flours and naturally leavened.

To make French miche bread with Fulvio Marino’s recipe you will therefore have to obtain not only rye and semi-wholemeal flour , but also the mother yeast . It is also possible to make the recipe with traditional brewer’s yeast but the result will not be exactly identical to the original. Let’s find out all the steps to make this ancient recipe.

How to prepare the recipe for French miche bread

1. In a bowl, mix the type 2 flour and the rye flour .
2. Add a little water to the mother yeast and start kneading with a spoon.
3. Continue to knead by hand adding the salt and the remaining water . The dough must be soft, given the high hydration, but homogeneous.
4. Let it rest in the refrigerator for 18 hours .
5. After rising it will be rather sticky. Divide it into three equal parts and fold them in half.
6. Let it rest for 20 minutes on a baking sheet covered with cling film.
7. Fold with two folds at the bottom and let rise in three baskets for 3 hours at room temperature. Keep the closure upwards.
8. Transfer them to a floured baking sheet.
9. Make checkerboard cuts on the surface and cook at 250 ° C for 20 minutes and then 220 ° C for another 30 minutes.
10. Let it cool before consuming it. The next day is even better!

Obviously speaking of French bread it is impossible not to mention the classic baguette . Try both recipes and you will discover a whole new way of baking.

storage

Miche bread has a fair shelf life. Put it in a paper bag : it will keep up to a week. Alternatively, you can freeze it already portioned so as to always have it available.