Yep, you’re free to level-up your sourdough bread with avocados.

Here’s exactly how to make avocado sourdough bread, according to a baking pro.

Not only is it delicious, but the fermented dough also gives your gut health a boost.

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I mean, what more could you want?

Natalya Syanova is the baker and food blogger behind Natashas Baking.

registered dietitian and author ofThe Better Period Food Solution.

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Mina Park is the chef and owner of Baroo and Shiku in Los Angeles.

Natalya Syanova, the food blogger behindNatashas Baking, loves sourdough more than most people.

The resulting avocado brioche recipe is a success due to its soft texture.

An avocado addsan impressive amount of healthy fats, fiber, and antioxidants to every loaf.

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Thats because, when it comes to baking, its the only measurement she trusts.

Using akitchen scale($28) means every measurement is so much more accurate.

With sourdough baking, everything can be so unpredictable, she says.

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From my experience, I learned to follow all the directions and be very accurate with all the measurements.

Thats why the scale is my best friend.

), so the last thing you want is for even the tiniest measurement to be off.

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Mina Park is the chef and owner of Baroo and Shiku in Los Angeles.

But once you taste the finished product, all that extra effort will be more than worth it.

We will need the center part of it.3.

Keeping stiff starter in the water will help to reduce its acidity and sourness of final product.

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Puree it all together.

Note: if you are planning to use dry yeast, add it to the food processor as well.2.

Add puree and stiff sourdough starter and sugar to a flour.

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Add salt mix for a couple more minutes.

The dough should form a ball and seems kind of stiff.4.

Add soft butter and mix for 10 more minutes until the dough is well incorporated and comes up together.5.

Cover and let it proof for 3 to 4 hours at 76F to 80F.6.

During that time, perform two stretches and folds.

The dough should become slightly puffy.7.

At 10pm, remove the dough from the fridge.9.

I used a glass loaf pan with the dimensions 16.6 by 2.5 by 9.8 inches.10.

you could divide the dough into 3 or 4 pieces, and braid it.11.

Put a sheet of parchment paper on the bottom of your loaf pan.12.

Transfer the shaped loaf into the loaf pan.13.

Sprinkle some flour on top of your loaf or egg wash it.2.

Preheat the oven to 375F.3.

Bake for 35 to 40 minutes until golden brown.4.

Enjoy your avocado brioche sourdough loaf.

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