I am looking for suggestions for "lovely" sourdough loaves (sweet, savory, or tart) to bake for kindhearted neighbors and friends.
Beyond thinking perhaps 300 grams of flour(s) per loaf, I can't wrap my mind about possibilities. I suppose I could make long loaves of SD French bread, or round SD boule, but Maybe there is something else that says "thank you".
I am an experienced home bread baker, own plenty of bakeware and could use the diversion.
TIA
here on TFL You can find a link to it in the recipes list on the front page. There's no reason you couldn't make it with a sourdough, even though the recipe calls for yeast.
It is as pretty as it is delicious.
Paul
here on TFL You can find a link to it in the recipes list on the front page. There's no reason you couldn't make it with a sourdough, even though the recipe calls for yeast.
It is as pretty as it is delicious.
Paul
thanks for the suggestion! i definitely like the dough lapped criss cross top
i will See if I can find a recipe, tried-and-true, with sourdough and by weight instead of volume.
... that you are in need of diversion given your challenging circumstances (seen on another thread). This must be so incredibly hard.
Of course a simple loaf is a wonderful gift, but I often like to make special breads for saying thanks.
Here are some links that I have collected as inspiration:
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/54189/chocolate-cherry-sourdough-bread-modernist-bread
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/53878/carrot-poppyseed-loaf
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/53830/chestnut-raisin-walnut-sourdough-whole-wheat-espresso-and-cocoa
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/52702/pane-incamiciato-di-semola-di-grano-duro-rimacinata (I am going to try this one real soon!)
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/52312/cranberry-pecan-orange-blossom-sourdough
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/52128/toasted-walnut-cranberry-sourdough-88-hyrdration
http://www.thefreshloaf.com/node/42670/sourdough-batards-rosemary-and-cream-cheese
Let us know what you end up trying out!
Good luck!
that's a great list! thank you
today I am trying Sarah Owen's recipe, SD Butternut squash and cherry bread. I am substituting canned pumpkin and omitted the dried cherries, first run.
I am also intrigued by her SD recipe Buckwheat Milk Bread. It uses tangzhong, a cooked roux. This would definitely be an antithesis of the craggy SD boules I typically bake. But you are correct in that I am looking for a challenge, a distraction.
next time I will add dried cherries
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...look fantastic! Anybody receiving such a gorgeous loaf will be thrilled no doubt!
although not a sourdough, Larry’s Cheese bread has been a hit with anyone I have made it for!