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Dark Chocolate Sourdough Milk Bread

Our levain gives this loaf an extra tender, pillowy crumb. All of our chocolate is Belgian: we fold a 60% dark chocolate ganache into the dough and add chocolate chips, so every bite opens up in layers of deep cocoa. Rich in chocolate, not in sugar, and it stays soft for days.


1. Size
Loaf320g

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Product availability

Next-day delivery

across California · $9.99, free over $65

Bakehouse pickup

El Monte · free · select at checkout

Description

At Hour 20 Bakery, we make this bread with our own hand-fed levain and give it a long, cool fermentation so the flavor develops slowly. Clean label, made only with ingredients you can recognize.

Vegetarian — baked to order overnight in El Monte.

Ingredients

Bread flour, black cocoa powder, sugar, salt, levain (flour, water), whole eggs, cultured butter, milk, water, Belgian dark chocolate (60% cacao), Belgian bake-stable chocolate chips

Allergens

Wheat, Milk, Eggs.

Made in a kitchen that handles wheat, dairy, egg, tree nuts & sesame — may contain trace allergens.

Conservation

Frozen until needed. Thawed, it keeps soft in its bag on the counter for 3–4 days.

Product facts

Per-100g nutrition analysis in progress

Net weight320g
DietVegetarian
LeaveningHouse levain
wild cultures — no commercial yeast
Cold ferment20 hours
BakedTo order, overnight
PreservedFlash-frozen at peak

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Common questions

What exactly is in the Dark Chocolate Sourdough Milk Bread?

Bread flour, black cocoa powder, sugar, salt, levain (flour, water), whole eggs, cultured butter, milk, water, Belgian dark chocolate (60% cacao), Belgian bake-stable chocolate chips. That's the whole list — raised on our own hand-fed levain. Contains wheat, milk, eggs.

Why does it arrive frozen?

Every bake is baked fully overnight, then flash-frozen at its peak the same morning. Freezing pauses it at the exact moment it left the oven — a few minutes of reheating brings that moment back.

How do I reheat it?

Slices: light toast, watch closely — the milk and sugar brown fast. Whole loaf: 5–6 min at 325°F, covered loosely in foil.

How should I store it?

Frozen until needed. Thawed, it keeps soft in its bag on the counter for 3–4 days.

What is the best way to enjoy it?

Thaw covered at room temperature and eat as-is — the crumb is meant to be pillowy. Tear, don’t saw.

When will it arrive?

We bake to order overnight in El Monte and deliver across California the next morning. Delivery is a flat $9.99, free on orders $65+ — or pick up free at the bakehouse in El Monte.

  • Free delivery

    On California orders over $65

  • Baked to order

    Slow-fermented 20 hours, baked overnight

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  • The 20th hour

    Raised on our own wild cultures in El Monte, California