Salt: Sprinkle the salt on the surface of the dough and with your hand wet with cold water, squeeze your hand through the dough 4 times. Leave covered for 1 hour.
Stretch and fold: Again with wet hands, pull the dough from underneath, stretching and folding over the top. Turn the bowl 180º and repeat. Turn the bowl another quarter of a turn and repeat the stretching of the dough from underneath to top, and finally turn the bowl 180º and repeat. This tightens the dough and you will feel the dough become more difficult to stretch. You may choose to turn and stretch twice more depending on the feel of the dough. Leave covered for 1 hour.
Repeat this stretching and folding each hour, 2 more times.
Shaping: Empty the dough onto a floured surface. Rye flour is best for this. Shape the dough roughly into a ball. From the side furthest away from you, pull the bottom of the dough on to the top. Then from the nearest side to you, similarly pull the dough from the bottom to the top. Then do the same from the left and right.
Turn the dough over and make sure the surface of the dough is thoroughly covered in rye flour. Turn back upright again with the joins on top and place the dough in a banneton. Cover the banneton with a linen cloth or cotton cover and place in the fridge allow to rise slowly overnight.