Pain de Campagne Utopiste by Daniel Leader

Here’s Pierre-Julien Bouniol’s signature bread. Each one of his loaves is slightly different in weight and dimension.

MAKES TWO 750-GRAM LOAVES

TIME: START TO FINISH: 14 TO 16 HOURS

• FIRM LEVAIN STARTER: 8 TO 10 HOURS

• AU TOLYSE: 30 MINUTES

• KNEAD: 21 MINUTES

• FIRST FERMENTATION: 3 HOURS

• FINAL PROOF: 2 TO 2½ HOURS BAKE: 40 MINUTES

Here’s Pierre-Julien Bouniol’s signature bread. Each one of his loaves is slightly different in weight and dimension. For an authentic result, don’t fuss with a ruler to make these breads perfectly rectangular or equal to each other in size.