Description
A delightful twist on traditional sourdough with rich cocoa flavor and sweet cherries, perfect for breakfast or as a treat.
Ingredients
Scale
- 4 cups (480 grams) bread flour
- ¾ cup (60 grams) Dutch-processed cocoa powder
- ¼ cup (50 grams) granulated sugar
- 3 ½ teaspoons (10 grams) Diamond Crystal Kosher Salt
- 1 ¾ cups (420 grams) warm water (80-90℉)
- ½ cup (100 grams) active sourdough starter
- ½ cup (85 grams) semi-sweet chocolate chips
- ½ cup (80 grams) dried cherries (roughly chopped)
- Rice flour (for dusting banneton basket)
- 2 ice cubes (for steam)
Instructions
- Feed your sourdough starter 6-12 hours before baking to ensure it’s bubbly and active.
- In a large mixing bowl, whisk together bread flour, cocoa powder, sugar, and salt. Add warm water and the sourdough starter, mix until fully incorporated. Cover and rest for 20 minutes.
- Lightly wet your hands. Flatten the dough slightly, sprinkle ¼ of the chocolate chips and cherries in the center, perform a stretch-and-fold. Rotate the bowl, repeat until all ingredients are incorporated. Gather the dough and let rest for 20 minutes. Repeat stretch-and-fold 3 more times with 20 minutes rest in between.
- Cover the dough and let rise until nearly doubled in size, 4-12 hours depending on conditions.
- Turn the dough onto a floured surface and shape it into a round ball. Let rest for 15 minutes.
- Shape the dough for proofing, dust your proofing basket with rice flour, and refrigerate overnight (12-16 hours).
- Preheat a lidded Dutch oven to 450℉ for 30-60 minutes.
- Turn the dough onto parchment paper, score the top, place ice cubes in the Dutch oven for steam. Transfer the dough into the hot Dutch oven using parchment paper. Cover immediately.
- Bake at 450℉ for 45 minutes, then remove the lid and bake for an additional 5 minutes as needed.
- Cool on a wire rack for 2-4 hours before slicing and serving.
Notes
Serve with butter, cream cheese, or your favorite spread. Pairs well with coffee or hot chocolate.
- Prep Time: 15 minutes
- Cook Time: 50 minutes
- Category: Bread
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 8g
- Sodium: 400mg
- Fat: 10g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 32g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 0mg