Cheesy Sourdough Bread (No Knead Batter Bread)

4.94 from 29 votes

Cheesy sourdough bread made in one day with sourdough starter, half whole wheat flour, and no shaping. An easy batter bread with rich flavor.

Prep Time15

Cook Time35

Rising Time6 15

Total Time7 5

Course: Breads

Cuisine: Amercian

Servings: loaves

Calories: 147kcal

2 cups sourdough starter (460g) (preferably active, but this bread can work with a new starter as well as a discard, just with slightly less rise)
1 cup water (230g)
1 cup lukewarm milk (230g)
1 tablespoons olive oil (14g)
1 tablespoons honey (23g) (or sugar)
2 ½ cups unbleached flour (345g)
2 ¼ cups whole wheat flour (325g) (if you can find white whole wheat, it's a bit lighter texture)
1 tablespoon salt (17g)
1 ½ cups diced sharp cheddar cheese* (200g) (or grated cheese, if you prefer)

The morning of the day you'd like to bake, add to a mixer bowl the active (fed the night before) sourdough starter, water, milk, oil, honey, and flours. Mix for about 2 minutes until everything is combined. Let sit for 15 minutes. (UPDATE: this is for an autolyse, which I don't do anymore - if you'd like you can simply mix all the above ingredients with the salt and then move to the next step right after mixing all together for a few minutes.)
Add the salt (if you haven't) and mix with a dough hook for another 4-5 minutes. Cover the mixer bowl with plastic or something airtight and let rise until doubled, about 4 hours.
When the dough has doubled, add the cheese and mix with the hook until distributed through the dough.
Divide between two greased 8.5 x 4.5-inch loaf pans, pressing and smoothing the tops as needed (the pans should be filled halfway with the dough). Oil the tops and cover with plastic again to rise for 2 more hours or until the dough is at (or almost at) the top of the pans.
Heat the oven to 400 degrees. When hot, bake the loaves for 30-40 minutes, turning as needed for even cooking, until browned and internal temperature is about 200 degrees.
Cool for a few minutes in the pans before turning out onto a cooling rack. Serve warm or toasted.

*Other medium-hard cheeses work, too, like Fontina, Muenster, or Romano. Some commenters have really liked the bread with pepper jack, as well