Dark Chocolate Swirl Sourdough Loaf 黑巧克力漩涡酸面包( Tangzhong Method)

Tempted to make swril bread again... Since my previous Sweet Potato loaf has eaten finished( I used it to make sandwiches for lunch). This time I made Dark Chocolate Swirl Sourdough Loaf. 

The Dark Chocolate Powder as dark as Bamboo Charcoal Powder and it turned out wonderfully. The bread is soft and fluffy with a beautiful Dark Chocolate swrils.






👆Beautiful swirl...😍

Dark Chocolate Swirl Sourdough Loaf 黑巧克力漩涡酸面包~~

(Tangzhong Method)


Ingredient:

Levain: 

40g starter + 40g flour + 40g water


Tangzhong/water roux :

20g  Bread Flour  

100g  Water  


Bread Dough:

200g  Bread Flour 

60g  All Purpose Flour

20g Whole wheat Flour

20g  Sugar 

15g  Milk Powder  

70-80g  Water 

120g   Levain 

One quantity of above Tangzhong (100-105g)

1g  Instant Dry Yeast  (Optional)

3g  Salt

1 Egg 

30g  Butter

15g Dark Cocoa Powder

1 tsp  water


Method:

  1. Built the levain and use at peak.
  2. Make the TangZhong:  Mix the flour and water then cook over medium low heat till form a paste and remove from heat, set aside and cool down.
  3. Mix in all ingredients (except butter) and knead till all dried ingredients are incorporated. Rest the dough for 10 minutes. 
  4. Continue to knead till you get a dough, about 4-5 minutes. Add in butter, and continue to knead till you achieve a smooth dough.
  5. Divide the dough into 2  portions (350g each dough). Total dough weight 700g.
  6. For Dark Chocolate dough, put back in the mixer, add in Dark Chocolate powder and 1 tsp of water, and knead till the powder are incorporated.
  7. Round it and cover it and rest for 15 mins( Both dough). 
  8. Shaping~~ roll each dough into a rectangle. Put the Dark Chocolate dough on top the plain dough, make three folds, roll with a rolling pin and swiss roll up. Put into a loaf pan.
  9. Final fermentation~~Cover the dough and ferment for 2 hours. (It depends on the room temperature)
  10. Preheat the oven at 190°C.
  11. Brush some milk on the surface ( Optional)       . 
  12. Bake for 35-45 minutes.


Happy Baking!

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