🥖 Black Truffle Cheese Country Loaf

—Rattanvibe Recipe

A rustic artisan bread infused with earthy truffle and melted cheese

📌 Yield

  • 1 medium loaf (fits a 17×12×6 cm proofing basket)

⏱️ Timing

  • Preparation time: 1.5 hours (excluding fermentation)

  • Fermentation & resting time: ~6 hours

  • Baking time: 20 minutes

  • Total time: ~8 hours

🧂 Ingredients

🧑🍳 Instructions

1. Autolyse (Dough hydration)

  • Mix bread flour and water until just combined.

  • Cover with plastic wrap and let rest for 30 minutes.

  • After resting, gently round the dough and refrigerate for 1 hour for improved gluten development.

2. Mixing

  • Transfer the dough to a stand mixer.

  • Add levain, black truffle paste, and salt.

  • Mix at low speed to incorporate, then increase to medium speed until the dough reaches full gluten development (windowpane stage).

3. Bulk Fermentation with Folds (3 hours total)

  • Rest the dough at 26°C (78.8°F). Perform a series of folds as follows:

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4. Shaping & Final Proof

  • After the final fold, rest for 90 minutes, then shape tightly and place seam side up in a floured proofing basket.

  • Cover and cold-proof in the refrigerator at 4°C for 3 hours.

5. Freezing & Scoring

  • Transfer dough to freezer for 1 hour before baking (for cleaner scoring).

  • Preheat oven at 250°C (480°F) for 1 hour with baking stone or steel.

6. Baking

  • Invert dough onto parchment, dust with flour, and score with a sharp lame.

  • Load into oven with 3 seconds of steam.

  • Bake at 250°C for 10 minutes, then reduce to 220°C and bake for another 10 minutes.

Finished Loaf Characteristics

  • Crisp, blistered crust with deep slashes

  • Airy, irregular crumb with pockets of melted cheese

  • Rich, earthy aroma from the truffle

  • Balanced saltiness and umami from cheese and levain

💡 Tips

  • Truffle paste is aromatic—avoid overuse or it may overpower the dough.

  • If using a weak levain, increase the bulk fermentation time slightly.

  • For best results, use a Dutch oven or baking stone with added steam.

📏 Scaled Ingredient Chart – Black Truffle Cheese Country Loaf

Ingredient Amount Notes
Bread flour 134 g High-gluten preferred
Water 102 g Room temperature
Levain (Lievito) 40 g Mature, active sourdough starter
Salt 2 g Fine sea salt recommended
Black truffle paste 15 g Choose quality truffle paste
Cheese cubes 27 g Cheddar or mozzarella works well
Step Rest time Action
1 30 min Coil fold or stretch & fold
2 60 min 4-side fold, rest for 1 hour
3 45 min Laminate on a wet surface, spread into thin sheet, add cheese, and roll carefully
4 45 min Double fold (fold both sides in), deflate large air bubbles with a wet toothpick
5 45 min Repeat the previous step
6 90 min Single fold + degas large bubbles
Ingredient Small Loaf<br>(134g flour) Medium Loaf<br>(150g flour) Large Loaf<br>(250g flour) Extra-Large Loaf<br>(400g flour)
Bread flour 134 g 150 g 250 g 400 g
Water (76%) 102 g 114 g 190 g 304 g
Levain (30%) 40 g 45 g 75 g 120 g
Salt (1.5%) 2 g 2.25 g 3.75 g 6 g
Black truffle paste (11%) 15 g 17 g 27 g 44 g
Cheese cubes (20%) 27 g 30 g 50 g 80 g

💡 Hydration: 76%. You may slightly adjust water (±2%) depending on flour absorption.

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Happy baking!