Sourdough Guinness Bread
This sourdough Guinness bread feels special without being difficult to bake at all. The dark beer gives the crumb a deeper malty flavor and a gorgeous color, while sourdough keeps the texture great for slicing and sharing on Game Day. It’s an easy, hands-off dough that's simple to throw together, and it always impresses!
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Ingredients
- 500 g all purpose flour
- 330 g dark beer Guinness, stout, or dark lager11-12oz room temp
- 125 g active sourdough starter
- 10 g salt
Instructions
- In a mixing bowl, combine the sifted flour, sourdough starter, and dark beer.
- Knead until a cohesive dough forms. Cover and let the dough rest for 15 minutes. Add the salt and knead until the dough becomes smooth, elastic, and slightly tacky. Cover and let it rest for another 15 minutes.
- Over the next two hours, perform four sets of stretch and folds, spacing them about 30 minutes apart.
- After the final fold, cover the dough and let it rest in the bowl for about 3 to 4 hours, until visibly risen and airy.
- Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and shape it into a round loaf.
- Let it rest briefly, then tighten the surface if needed.
- Place the dough seam-side up into a well-floured proofing basket. Cover and let it rise at room temperature for about 2 to 3 hours, then transfer it to the refrigerator for an overnight cold proof.Preheat the oven with the Dutch oven inside.- With convection (fan): Preheat to 270°C / 520°F- Without convection (no fan): Preheat to 280°C / 535°F
- Carefully transfer the dough into the hot Dutch oven, score the top, cover, and bake.- With convection (fan): Bake 25 minutes covered at 240°C / 465°F, then uncover and bake another 25 minutes at 200°C / 390°F- Without convection (no fan): Bake 25 minutes covered at 250°C / 480°F, then uncover and bake another 25 minutes at 210°C / 410°F
- Remove the loaf from the Dutch oven and let it cool completely on a rack before slicing.
Notes
- Dark beer works incredibly well in sourdough. It boosts fermentation and gives the bread a deeper flavor and darker crust without making it bitter.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1g | Calories: 2076kcal | Carbohydrates: 417g | Protein: 56g | Fat: 5g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Monounsaturated Fat: 0.4g | Sodium: 3901mg | Potassium: 625mg | Fiber: 14g | Sugar: 1g | Calcium: 91mg | Iron: 23mg
