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Chocolate Sourdough Starter

Chocolate Sourdough Starter Recipe

Easy instructions for creating a chocolate starter to use in your sourdough baking. Use the chocolate sourdough starter for chocolate and non chocolate recipes for an unusual twist.
4.27 from 23 votes
Prep Time 10 minutes
Fermentation Time 8 hours
Total Time 8 hours 10 minutes
Course Snack
Cuisine American
Servings 1 Jar of Starter
Calories 92 kcal

Equipment

  • Clean Jar
  • Digital Scales

Ingredients
  

  • 15 g Cocoa Powder
  • 15 g Sugar
  • 50 g Flour (All Purpose, Rye, Bread, Whole Wheat - whatever you want to feed your starter)
  • 25 g Established Sourdough Starter
  • 50 g Water

Instructions
 

  • Use a scale for accuracy. Combine all ingredients into a clean, wide mouth jar. Stir vigorously until it forms a smooth, chocolatey paste.
    You will find the mixture is quite stiff due to the cocoa. This is totally fine, it will loosen up as it ferments.
    Chocolate sourdough starter recipe
  • Cover your chocolate starter with a paper towel secured with an elastic band or a loose fitting lid and set aside to allow fermentation to occur.
    If it seems slow, give it a stir after a few hours. It should double within 10 hours (as long as you've used an established sourdough starter).
    chocolate sourdough starter risen after 10 hours
  • Use your chocolate sourdough starter in your favorite chocolate sourdough recipe.
    You can continue to feed your chocolate sourdough starter using the measurements above. It's up to you whether you just build this starter when you require it - or double the mixture and use half and put half in the fridge. You can then just take it out and feed it as you need it.

Nutrition

Calories: 92kcalCarbohydrates: 24gProtein: 3gFat: 2gSaturated Fat: 1gSodium: 6mgPotassium: 229mgFiber: 5gSugar: 15gCalcium: 21mgIron: 2mg
Keyword Flavored Sourdough, Sourdough Starter
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