
Swirly Chocolate Sourdough
Updated: Jun 8, 2021
Hope you have fun browsing thru my recipe blog, I'm sure you will be fascinated to pickup this swirly sourdough recipe that involves developing of two different dough and lamination process. If you're curious to watch the lamination process, click HERE, it will bring you to watch a video of the lamination process at my Instagram page.


Baker's Percentage
For Basic Dough
90% Japanese Bread Flour 270g
10% Whole Wheat Flour 30g
75% Water 225g
20% Levain 60g
2% Sea Salt 6g
For Chocolate Dough
80% Japanese Bread Flour 240g
20% Whole Wheat Flour 60g
6~7% Cocoa Powder 20g
78% Water 234g
20% Levain 60g
2% Sea Salt 6g
20% Dark Chocolate Chips 60g
Method
1. During the initial stage, both dough will be prepared separately (before lamination)
For Basic Dough:
Autolyse flour and water for 1-2 hours
Add levain, rest for 30 minutes
Add salt, rest for 10-15 minutes
Stretch and fold, once and rest for 30 minutes
Coil fold 2 sets, 30-40 minutes interval
Cut dough into halves
For Chocolate Dough:
Autolyse flour, water, and cocoa powder for 1-2 hours
Add levain, rest for 30 minutes
Add salt, rest for 10-15 minutes
Stretch and fold, once and rest for 30 minutes
Coil fold 2 sets, 30-40 minutes interval
Cut dough into halves
2. Combination of Basic and Chocolate Dough
At 3rd set of coil fold, combine basic, chocolate dough together, add in chocolate chip and rest for 30-40 minutes
Final coil fold, rest the dough for at least 1 hour before shaping
Shape the dough, proof the dough in the banneton basket for 10-20 minutes
Cold retard for 8-12 hours at 1-3°C
3. And finally, it's ready to be baked
Place dutch oven in the oven and preheat at 250°C for 30 minutes
Bake covered at 250°C for 23 minutes, and bake another 17 minutes at 220°C uncovered
Cool for at least 3 hours before slicing
Note
This recipe yields 2 loaves of bread
Total bulk time 6-6.5 hours at 24-25°C
Nishio White Rose is used as Japanese Bread Flour (Protein 13.5%), the product can be found at our shop, simply click "Order Form" to find out