The BEST Chocolate Sourdough Bread Step by Step Recipe

chocolate chips

🥗Healthier: dark chocolate

💰Cheaper: cocoa nibs

Dark chocolate offers a richer flavor with less sugar.

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil provides a dairy-free alternative.

sourdough starter

🥗Healthier: whole wheat starter

💰Cheaper: commercial yeast

Whole wheat adds fiber and nutrients.

all-purpose flour

🥗Healthier: spelt flour

💰Cheaper: bread flour

Spelt flour offers a nutty flavor and is often easier to digest.

Mix all the ingredients until well combined and rest for 1 hour.

Stretch and fold every 40 minutes in between for 3 cycles.

Rest for 2-3 hours, depending on temperature in your area.

Pre-shape the dough and rest for 30 minutes.

Final shaping of the dough.

Rest for 20 minutes at room temperature before refrigerating overnight for cold proofing.

Preheat the Dutch oven.

Bake in a preheated Dutch oven for 40 minutes at 250C with the lid on.

Remove the lid and bake at 220C for another 20 minutes.

Cooking Techniques

Equipment Needed

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