I found out you can make a chocolate starter and like the science nerd I am—did it (I have to order more weck jars… oh noooo what a shame 🤣😬)
Meet John Dough! Husband to Jane Dough (my regular starter) he is thriving and doubling beautifully. Smells… like chocolate but also not oddly good.
Now, I have only figured out how to make 2 recipes with a chocolate starter: chocolate loaves and chocolate cake.
Anyone else have a chocolate starter? Share some ideas on what to use him with! Brownies perhaps?
by ddowney1997
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Ohhhh, so what’s the reasoning behind it? Considering you add cocoa powder to the recipe anyway, I’m curious if chocolate starter makes a difference.
Should’ve named it Starter Jefferson
What’s in the chocolate starter? Chocolate? Cocoa? What are the proportions?
No.
I love this! I’ve made one but no longer have it. It was chocolate and coffee; made brownies with it.
Great for a nice marbled rye! But yes, please please recipe on the ratios!
Omg had no idea u could do this, this is gonna be so bad for my jeans size 😆
Why add it to the starter and not just when making dough? The yeast isn’t doing anything with the cocoa, it’s just needless filler.