Description
Cherry Chocolate Sourdough Bread is a naturally fermented artisan loaf combining tangy sourdough, juicy cherries, and rich chocolate chips for a sweet, flavorful bread perfect for breakfast, snacks, or dessert.
Ingredients
Scale
- 19 g sourdough starter (100% hydration)
- 40 g bread flour
- 10 g rye flour
- 50 g water
- 420 g bread flour
- 30 g rye flour
- 100 g levain
- 330 g water (divided)
- 130 g cherries, pitted and chopped
- 75 g semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 9 g salt
Instructions
- Mix sourdough starter, water, bread flour, and rye flour to make the levain and let ferment until doubled.
- Combine bread flour, rye flour, and most of the water, then rest for autolyse.
- Add levain, salt, and remaining water and mix until cohesive.
- Perform stretch and folds every hour for two hours.
- Laminate the dough and evenly add cherries and chocolate chips.
- Perform coil folds and allow dough to strengthen.
- Shape the dough and place in a proofing basket.
- Cold proof in the refrigerator overnight.
- Score and bake in a preheated Dutch oven until golden and caramelized.
- Cool completely before slicing.
Notes
Allow the bread to cool fully before slicing to preserve crumb structure.
- Prep Time: 30 minutes
- Cook Time: 40 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Artisan
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 220
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 280mg
- Fat: 4g
- Saturated Fat: 2g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 40g
- Fiber: 3g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg
Keywords: cherry chocolate sourdough bread, sweet sourdough, chocolate sourdough, artisan bread