Thank You Loaves

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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

... 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://weightloss-slim.fit/node/54189/chocolate-cherry-sourdough-bread-modernist-bread%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Ca href="https://weightloss-slim.fit/node/53878/carrot-poppyseed-loaf">http://weightloss-slim.fit/node/53878/carrot-poppyseed-loaf%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Ca href="https://weightloss-slim.fit/node/53830/chestnut-raisin-walnut-sourdough-whole-wheat-espresso-and-cocoa">http://weightloss-slim.fit/node/53830/chestnut-raisin-walnut-sourdough-whole-wheat-espresso-and-cocoa%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Ca href="https://weightloss-slim.fit/node/52702/pane-incamiciato-di-semola-di-grano-duro-rimacinata">http://weightloss-slim.fit/node/52702/pane-incamiciato-di-semola-di-grano-duro-rimacinata%3C/a%3E (I am going to try this one real soon!)

http://weightloss-slim.fit/node/52312/cranberry-pecan-orange-blossom-sourdough%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Ca href="https://weightloss-slim.fit/node/52128/toasted-walnut-cranberry-sourdough-88-hyrdration">http://weightloss-slim.fit/node/52128/toasted-walnut-cranberry-sourdough-88-hyrdration%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3E%3Ca href="https://weightloss-slim.fit/node/42670/sourdough-batards-rosemary-and-cream-cheese">http://weightloss-slim.fit/node/42670/sourdough-batards-rosemary-and-cream-cheese%3C/a%3E%3C/p%3E%3Cp%3ELet 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.

...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!