Description
Raspberry Cheesecake Sourdough Bread is a delightful fusion of tangy raspberries and creamy cheesecake, perfectly enveloped in a soft, sourdough bread crust.
Ingredients
Scale
- 625 grams bread flour (about 4 cups)
- 100 grams active sourdough starter (about 1 cup)
- 10 grams salt (about 1 3/4 teaspoon)
- 450 grams water (about 1 1/2 cup)
- 1/2 cup sliced raspberries
- 8 oz softened cream cheese
- 2 tbsp granulated sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
Instructions
- Combine sourdough starter, water, and flour in a large mixing bowl, then mix with a wooden spoon.
- Let the dough sit for one hour (autolyse stage).
- Add salt and let sit for another 30 minutes.
- Perform the first stretch and fold or coil fold, repeating this process every 30 minutes for 3-4 times until the dough is doubled in size.
- Shape the dough and prepare it for the fridge, letting it rest for at least 12 hours.
- Mix cream cheese, sugar, and vanilla in a small bowl until smooth.
- Stretch the dough into a rectangle, spread cream cheese mixture and add raspberries.
- Fold the dough like an envelope, roll it up, and shape it into a ball.
- Place shaped dough in a banneton basket, cover, and refrigerate for 12-24 hours.
- Preheat oven to 450 degrees with a dutch oven inside.
- Flip dough onto parchment paper, score the top, and place into the hot dutch oven.
- Bake for 35 minutes, checking at 20 minutes; remove lid for final 15-20 minutes of baking.
- Cool on a rack before slicing and enjoy!
Notes
- You can use freeze-dried raspberries instead of fresh.
- Make sure to have wet hands during the stretch and fold process to ease handling.
- Use wheat flour for lining the bowl to prevent sticking.
- For best results, allow the bread to cool completely before cutting.
- Prep Time: 1 hour
- Cook Time: 50-55 minutes
- Category: Bakery
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: American
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 slice
- Calories: 250
- Sugar: 6g
- Sodium: 200mg
- Fat: 8g
- Saturated Fat: 4g
- Unsaturated Fat: 2g
- Trans Fat: 0g
- Carbohydrates: 38g
- Fiber: 2g
- Protein: 6g
- Cholesterol: 20mg