Easy Jalapeno Cheddar Sourdough Bread Recipe
This easy sourdough jalapeno cheddar bread cheesy, spicy and delicious! Beginner friendly recipe that features jalapenos, cheddar cheese and sourdough starter.
Prep Time 20 minutes mins
Cook Time 55 minutes mins
Fermentation 10 hours hrs
Course Side Dish
Cuisine American
- 300 grams bread flour
- 200 grams all purpose flour
- 50 grams sourdough starter fed: bubbly and active
- 280 grams warm water
- 2 tsp salt
- 1/2 cup chopped jalapenos or pickled jalapenos
- 1 cup cheddar cheese grated
In a large bowl whisk together the warm water and sourdough starter.
Add the all purpose flour, bread flour and salt. Using slightly damp hands mix all the ingredients together until a rough, shaggy dough ball forms. Cover with a damp tea towel and let rest for 30-45 minutes.
Chop jalapenos and shred cheddar cheese. Add them to the dough. Perform one set of stretch and folds, tucking the cheese and jalapenos in as you work. Complete one set of stretch and folds by grabbing one side of the dough, stretching it up and away from the dough ball, and then folding it back over on the dough. Rotate the dough and repeat 3-4 times, working your way around the dough.
Cover the dough with a damp tea towel or plastic and let ferment overnight, around 8-10 hours. (Temperature dependent, see full post for details on fermenting times).
The Next Morning
Dump the dough out onto a lightly floured work surface. Shape the dough: Fold each side of dough into the center of the dough, creating a round ball. Gently flip the dough over. Gently rotate and push the dough in a circle, creating some tension on the surface of the dough.
Place the dough into a banneton or floured bowl and cover with a damp tea towel. Place the dough into the fridge for one hour.
Preheat the oven to 425 degrees. Remove the bread from the fridge and place on a piece of parchment paper. Set the dough into a cold Dutch oven and place into the preheated oven. Bake for 25 minutes, remove the lid from the Dutch oven and bake for an additional 22-25 minutes or until the top of the dough is golden brown.
Keyword bread, sourdough,