Sourdough Chocolate Starter
Sweet and bitter, made with raw cacao powder and white flour, a chocolate sourdough starter can deepen the flavor of cocoa and whole grain loaves, and take your chocolate discard recipes to a whole new level.
Servings: 1 starter
Calories: 412kcal
Equipment
- 1 Clean Jar
Ingredients
- 50 g sourdough starter
- 80 g white flour all-purpose or bread flour
- 20 g raw cacao powder
- 100 g water
- 10 g sugar
Instructions
- Begin with a sourdough starter that’s at least two months old and has consistently performed well. The initial sourdough starter should peak within 4-6 hours after feeding and have been used to bake at least a few successful loaves. Make sure to reserve only a portion of your starter for this process to keep a "regular" starter or a backup, just in case.
- In a clean jar, add your sourdough starter and water. Mix until the starter dissolves into the liquid.
- Add the raw cacao powder, flour, and sugar to the jar, then mix everything together until fully combined, just like when you're feeding your regular starter.
- Cover the jar with its lid and place it at room temperature. Use a rubber band to mark the starting level of the starter, so you can easily track its rise.
- Allow the starter to rise and peak. Once it has reached its peak, it’s ready to use or feed again as needed!
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Notes
About the Raw Cacao. Make sure the cacao is free of lumps. Cacao can become lumpy if stored incorrectly. If necessary, dissolve the lumps by straining the cacao through a mesh strainer before mixing it into the starter.
About flour. You don’t need to use whole wheat or rye flour to feed this starter—white flour will work just fine.
About sugar. It needs to be cane sugar: granulated, caster and raw organic sugar are all good options. Don’t use sweeteners like monk sugar or erythritol.
Flour to Cacao ratio. Use 80% of flour and 20% of raw cacao when feeding. Both together should weigh the same as the water added.
Nutrition
Serving: 1starter | Calories: 412kcal | Carbohydrates: 82g | Protein: 18g | Fat: 4g | Saturated Fat: 2g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 1g | Sodium: 12mg | Potassium: 390mg | Fiber: 10g | Sugar: 1g | Vitamin A: 500IU | Calcium: 41mg | Iron: 8mg
