Description
Celebrate Valentine’s Day with this show-stopping Sourdough White Chocolate Chips Strawberry Bread! A perfect blend of tangy sourdough, creamy white chocolate, and sweet strawberries.
Ingredients
Scale
- 500 grams bread flour
- 325 grams filtered room temperature water
- 10 grams salt
- 100 grams active sourdough starter (fed within the last 12 hours)
- 30 grams sugar
- 30 grams freeze-dried strawberry powder
- 30 grams dried strawberries, chopped
- 5 oz white chocolate chips
Instructions
- In a large mixing bowl, combine the active sourdough starter and warm water, mixing until the starter is dissolved.
- Add the bread flour, sugar, salt, and freeze-dried strawberry powder to the bowl. Mix until a shaggy dough forms.
- Incorporate the chopped dried strawberries and white chocolate chips into the dough, ensuring even distribution.
- Cover the bowl with a damp cloth or plastic wrap and let the dough rest for 30 minutes (autolyse).
- Perform a series of stretch and folds every 30 minutes for the next 2 hours to develop gluten strength.
- After the final fold, cover the dough and let it ferment at room temperature for 4-6 hours, or until it has doubled in size.
- Gently turn the dough onto a lightly floured surface, shape it into a tight round, and place it seam-side up in a proofing basket or bowl lined with a floured cloth.
- Cover and refrigerate the dough overnight (12-18 hours) to develop flavor and structure.
- Preheat your oven to 450°F (232°C) with a Dutch oven inside to heat up.
- Carefully transfer the dough onto a piece of parchment paper, score the top with a sharp blade, and place it into the preheated Dutch oven.
- Bake with the lid on for 20 minutes, then remove the lid and bake for an additional 15-20 minutes, or until the crust is golden brown.
- Allow the bread to cool completely on a wire rack before slicing to let the flavors set.
- Prep Time: 20 minutes
- Cook Time: 40-45 minutes
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1
- Calories: 250 kcal per slice
- Sugar: 10 grams
- Sodium: 300 mg
- Fat: 7 grams
- Saturated Fat: 4 grams
- Unsaturated Fat: 3 grams
- Trans Fat: 0 grams
- Carbohydrates: 40 grams
- Fiber: 2 grams
- Protein: 6 grams
- Cholesterol: 5 mg