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Desciption

similar to zingermans. recipe from http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/1983/chocolate-cherry-sourdough-bread. cups of flour measured using the scoop method -- don't spoon in! prep time includes overnight rising.

Tags

#Course #Main-ingredient #Occasion #Sourdough #Breads #Fruit #Chocolate #Yeast #Berries #Taste-mood #Sweet

Steps

1. The night before
2. Dissolve the starter into the water as best you can
3. Mix the salt with the flour
4. "dump the flour into the starter slurry and mix it all up together until its all hydrated"
5. The dough should be very tacky and maybe a little sticky
6. But not super sticky
7. Cover the bowl with plastic or a plate
8. And let it sit at room temperature for about 12 hours
9. Pour some boiling water over the cherries
10. "if you cant find dried tart cherries
11. Dried cranberries will usually do almost as well"
12. Let the fruit soak for about 15 minutes
13. Drain and then place them on towels or paper towels to dry
14. Mix it up with the chocolate and cherries in a bowl
15. Flour a workspace lightly
16. And then gently turn the dough out onto the board
17. With wet hands
18. Lightly pat the dough into a rectangle
19. Stretch the dough to about twice its length
20. And then spread 1 / 4 of the chocolate cherry mixture in the center
21. Fold one-third of the dough on top
22. And again
23. Spread 1 / 4 of the mixture on top
24. Fold the final third of the dough like a letter
25. And then turn the dough one-quarter
26. Follow the same procedure
27. And then cover the dough
28. Let it rest for about 15 minutes
29. Now
30. After letting the dough rest for 15 minutes
31. Gently shape the dough into a boule
32. And place it in a well-floured banneton
33. Let rise for 3 hours
34. Put my cloche
35. A dutch oven
36. Oven-safe casserole
37. Baking stone
38. Or baking sheet in the oven and preheated it to 500f
39. Score bread
40. Bake for 30 minutes
41. And then uncovered for about 17-18 minutes
42. Let cool