Chocolate Chunk Sourdough Bread

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As for the number of servings that can be served to make Chocolate Chunk Sourdough Bread is 4 servings. So make sure this portion is enough to serve for yourself and your beloved family.

To get started with this particular recipe, we have to first prepare a few ingredients. You can have Chocolate Chunk Sourdough Bread using 13 ingredients and 12 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.

I was never a fan of chocolatey bread until I made this. Using a sourdough and long fermentation time gives it great flavor. I love using dark molasses to make it extra dark and to give it more complexity. Eat with good butter for a divine experience ;)

The total time is about 18 hours, but it's mostly waiting time:
Pre-dough - 12 hours
First rising - 2 hours
Second rise - 3 hours
Bake time - 35 minutes

Ingredients and spices that need to be Get to make Chocolate Chunk Sourdough Bread :

1. **Sourdough Pre-dough**
2. 45 g bread flour or all purpose flour
3. 30 g sourdough starter (wet kind)
4. 15 g water (1 Tbsp), might need 1 more Tbsp
5. **Main Dough**
6. 425 g bread flour
7. 265 g water (265 ml)
8. 10 g salt
9. 1/2 g active dry yeast (1 heaping 1/8 tsp)
10. 30 g unsweetened cocoa powder
11. 75 g dark molasses (or honey)
12. **Mix-ins**
13. 100 g semi-sweet chocolate, cut into chunks

Steps to make to make Chocolate Chunk Sourdough Bread

1. Mix the sourdough pre-dough together in a small bowl. Cover and let rest for 12 hours at room temperature.
2. After 12 hours, mix the pre-dough with the main dough ingredients in a large bowl until the dough comes together.
3. Remove to a floured working surface and knead for 15 minutes until smooth and elastic.
4. Fold in the chocolate in batches.
5. When all chocolate is folded in, knead for 1 more minute.
6. Return dough to bowl, cover and let rise 2 hours at room temperature.
7. After 2 hours, divide the dough into two equal portions. Shape into a round boules or longer oval loaf, or one each.
8. Dust with a little flour and cover with a clean cloth. Let rise another 3 hours.
9. Preheat oven to 230C/445F. While preheating, place a shallow tray at the bottom of the oven for creating steam. We'll be pouring in boiling water in right before baking to get the steam.
10. When ready to bake, prepare some boiling water to pour in the tray at the bottom of the oven.
11. Cut a slit down the center of each bread dough right before putting in oven to bake.
12. Pour in some boiling water into the tray, then immediately put in the bread. Bake at 230°C/445°F for 10 minutes then remove the steam tray. Lower heat to 190°C/375°F and bak for another 25 minutes. (Total 35 minutes). Remove and let cool on a rack.

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