Sourdough Brown Bread
HB-4051 · Hand-built original · American
A dark sourdough bread with cocoa, honey and molasses, topped with oats.
AmericanBreadVegetarianEgg-freeHigh Fiber
Main ingredient: flour
Pairs well with: coleslaw, cornbread, potato salad, baked beans
Serving count not stated for this recipe, so quantities are shown as written.
Ingredients
- 3½ oz Active Sourdough Starter
- 15¾ oz bread flour
- ¼ oz cocoa powder
- 8 oz filtered water or bottled spring water
- 2¾ oz honey
- 1¼ oz molasses
- 2 tablespoons butter (melted, cooled)
- ¼ oz salt
- Oats (to top before baking)
Method
- Mix the starter, bread flour, cocoa, water, honey, molasses, melted butter and salt to a shaggy dough.
- Knead until smooth, cover and bulk ferment for 3-4 hours with folds.
- Shape the loaf, put in a tin or basket and prove for about 1 hour, or chill for up to 12 hours.
- Top with oats and bake for 30 minutes to 1 hour in total until well risen and dark.
- Cool completely before slicing and serve.
Nutrition not computed — no serving count in the source recipe (per-serving values cannot be derived without one).