Blue Marbled Sourdough
2 tsp Suncore Foods® Blue Butterfly Pea Powder
3 tsp Suncore Foods® Aqua Blue Spirulina Powder
3 bowls
3 bowl covers
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1. Method —
• Prepare your favorite sourdough bread recipe through the initial dough mix.
• Allow the dough to rest for 10 minutes.
• Divide the dough evenly in half. Keep one half plain.
• Divide the remaining half evenly between 2 separate bowls.
• Add the natural colorings to the two smaller dough portions as follows:
2. Blue — 2 tsp blue Suncore Foods® Blue Butterfly Pea Powder
3. Blue-Green — 3 tsp Suncore Foods® Aqua Blue Spirulina Powder
4. Using a scooping and folding motion, gently work each powder into its dough until evenly colored. Rinse your hands between each color to prevent color transfer and keep the shades vibrant. Leave the plain dough uncolored.
5. Continue with your normal bulk fermentation process. Perform your first and second rounds of coil folds on the plain and colored doughs separately.
6.0During the final coil fold, stack the doughs together, arranging the plain dough and two colored doughs in the order you would like them to appear in the finished loaf. Perform one final coil fold to gently combine the layers while maintaining the individual colors.
7.0Place into the large bowl. Continue fermenting, shaping, and baking according to your usual sourdough method.
8. Notes —
• Coil folds are recommended for this loaf rather than stretch-and-folds, as they help preserve the individual color layers.
• Natural powders can occasionally influence fermentation activity. Monitor the dough rather than relying solely on timing, and adjust fermentation as needed.
• For the most vibrant crumb, avoid overmixing with too many coil folds or pre-shaping.
