SOURDOUGH CHOCOLATE BREAD

Sourdough chocolate bread is great anytime!

This sourdough chocolate bread is a great way to use up discarded sourdough starter.  It is delicious with your morning coffee or as a snack anytime with a glass of milk.  If you love chocolate this bread will be a hit with adults and children.  It is easy to put together and keeps several days in a cool spot or refrigerated.  This bread would make a delicious food gift.  The chocolate chips along with the cocoa in the recipe gives it a double chocolate flavor.  You might also like to check out our recipe for sourdough biscuits.

Recipe for sourdough starter.

Ingredients for Sourdough Chocolate Bread:

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup 100% cocoa

1/4 teaspoon salt

1/2 teaspoon baking powder

1/2 teaspoon baking soda

8 tablespoons or 1/2 cup butter, softened

3/4 cup white granulated sugar

2 eggs

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1/4 cup milk

1 cup sourdough starter

1/2 cup chocolate chips, divided

Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl.  In a smaller bowl cream the butter, sugar and eggs together with a mixer.  Add vanilla extract, milk and sourdough starter and continue mixing.  Pour into flour mixture and continue mixing until all ingredients are wet.  Stir in 1/2 the chocolate chips and pour batter into a sprayed 9 x 5 baking pan.  Sprinkle remaining half of the chocolate chips on top of batter.  Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes until center tests done. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan.

Makes 1 loaf.  Enjoy!

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5 from 3 votes

Sourdough Chocolate Bread

Delicious bread!

Prep Time15 mins

Cook Time50 mins

Total Time1 hr 5 mins

Course: bread

Cuisine: American, southern

Keyword: Sourdough Chocolate Bread

Servings: 4 servings

Author: The Southern Lady Cooks

Ingredients

• 1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 cup 100% cocoa
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 8 tablespoons or 1/2 cup butter softened
• 3/4 cup white granulated sugar
• 2 eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 cup sourdough starter
• 1/2 cup chocolate chips divided

Instructions

• Whisk together the flour, cocoa, baking powder and baking soda in a large bowl.  In a smaller bowl cream the butter, sugar and eggs together with a mixer.  Add vanilla extract, milk and sourdough starter and continue mixing.  Pour into flour mixture and continue mixing until all ingredients are wet.
• Stir in 1/2 the chocolate chips and pour batter into a sprayed 9 x 5 baking pan.  Sprinkle remaining half of the chocolate chips on top of batter.  Bake in preheated 350 degree oven for 45 to 50 minutes until center tests done. Let cool for 10 minutes before removing from pan

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