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Chocolate Cherry Sourdough

Esopus Spitzenburg's picture
Esopus Spitzenburg

Chocolate Cherry Sourdough

For this bake, I followed the Modernist Bread recipe for chocolate cherry sourdough, with my only modification being leaving out the instant yeast. (https://modernistcuisine.com/recipes/chocolate-and-cherry-sourdough/)

I wasn't sure how it would turn out, but the bread was a big hit.



Comments

clazar123's picture
clazar123

Wow! I would love to have smellivision right now. That must have been beautifully fragrant as it baked. The crumb is beautiful. Well done!

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Esopus Spitzenburg

Thank you! 

Isand66's picture
Isand66

Looks perfect.  I have made a similar bread with my own formula so I know how good this one tastes.

Happy New Year!

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Esopus Spitzenburg

isand66! Happy New Year to you too!

MichaelH's picture
MichaelH

Your bread is amazing, but I have a question. The recipe calls for "bread flour" which is one of the most misused terms in the industry. Many bakers mean 11% or so protein which is about the same as most good all purpose flours, but others mean high protein flour in the range of 13% or more (for instance King Arthur). Which did you use?

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Esopus Spitzenburg

I used a high-gluten flour (Glicks brand, which is the cheapest I can find). I don't know the protein percentage for that flour, but I imagine it's on the higher end. I think this kind of dough benefits from the extra gluten.