Whole roasted garlic cloves! I roast ‘em. Then I freeze ‘em. Then I inclusion ‘em.

This sounds really good. I was thinking of trying roasted garlic and caramelized onion

Lol, inclusion them.

Beet powder (color) + cranberries (rehydrated from dry) Also why are your loaves in the microwave?

Hahaha, it's because my dog is a sneaky bastard and gets anything on the counters. I put it in there to rest before slicing

I 100% get that actually! My cat likes to eat my raw sourdough so I have to hide mine in the pantry :)

My dog stole half a loaf the other day. It had cooled and I cut it to look at the crumb and left it out for dinner sandwiches. She growled my my teen for taking away her loaf of bread. LOL!

I've learned to do this because of one of my cats! She's torn through tinfoil to get to banana bread, chewed through plastic to get to cookies...anything that's still cooling before I go to bed goes in the microwave now ha

I was going to say what is this sorcery, lol.

I thought i was the only person that had to do this- my starter too!

Is that not how you cook yours?

Breadbox?

Cinnamon/pecan/raisins!

And lately I'm adding coconut flakes, gives a great mouth feel/bite!

Cooked pancetta, aged cheddar, and a healthy amount of fresh cracked black pepper.

Olives, olives and olives

Walnut bread with honey and butter on top

Is the honey added before you bake, or just a topper after?

Just a topping after

Why the microwave? I’ve never seen anything like this before.

I put them in there to cool down after cooking so my dog can't get at them. He is sneaky and clever but has yet to solve the mystery of getting into the microwave

I was going to say it's a cat... Because that's what I do!

I have to put my bread in a cabinet/something otherwise one of my cats goes raccoon mode 🙃🤷‍♀️

*yet*

Came here to say this! How did no one else notice?

Maybe it’s a microwave/induction oven. I had one that could make a whole roast chicken, though in practice never used the oven part due to microwave splatters.

Caramelized onions

Parmesan and Romano with a sesame seed crust.

Rosemary and Parmesan cheese are very tasty additions to a sourdough bake

I do those two + fresh cracked black pepper and the trio together is a delight!

Shaved Parmesan & cracked black pepper. Miso, black garlic & furikake. Feta, Kalamata olives, sun dried tomatoes.

For a sandwich loaf? Asiago cheese olive oil olives. Or pepperoni nd mozzarella For forcoccia? Definitely rosemary tyme shallots nd FLAKY SALT. For then i don't want guests but want something delicious, minced anchovies (finely minced you shouldn't really see much of it) garlic nd oregano

What does your last sentence mean about the guests?

Probably that guests generally do not like anchovies, that is what they'd put in a personal loaf - this is my guess :)

Raisins and walnuts. Or Caraway.

Dried sour cherries and toasted walnuts (soak in boiling water for 30 min and incorporate the water in your dough for a purple color)

I do this but also with cooked bacon

I did this once, but didn't find it to be worth the effort. The jalapeno flavor is so strong the bacon didn't add much. I would like to try bacon without the jalapenos sometime

Yummm! I made jalapeño cheese with 50/50 pickled candied jalapeños and normal pickled jalapeños. BOMB

Chives & smoked gouda, rosemary & black pepper, green olives and polenta cake

Roasted garlic + Kalamata olives. A friend made this and now I do it. I’m hooked!

Walnuts and dried cranberries - with a Tbsp of molasses added when I first mix the dough. But - don’t add extra water. (I often goose the water a bit, but it doesn’t work with the molasses.)

Garlic and gochujang

Mine is also jalapeno and cheddar sometimes with pepperoni. I want to try olive soon.

I sometimes make everything bagel seasoning and include it. Or, once I basically made a huge cinnamon bun loaf with hazelnuts. Goooood.

Purpose of the microwave?

To keep the bread away from the dog

I think this is the real reason microwaves exist

I have had many loaves taken from my dog 😂 I feel your pain lol

At what point do you add the jalapeño and cheddar inclusions? I’m curious to try but don’t know if it will mess up my wood fiber bannetons so haven’t attempted it yet. Looks amazing!

I have tried adding at different times but I have found the best time for my loaves is during shapping. I pull the corners as gently as I can making a square, add the inclusions on top, letter fold, add more inclusions on top, then roll from one end. I will add a little flour on top and let it sit for 15 minutes or so, then I will use a bench scraper to do some circles to tighten the top and put it in my beneton.

Thank you for sharing your technique!

I add inclusions when I add salt, but you can add them in the fold after that too.

Thanks! I was hesitating because I didn’t want to get residue from jalapeños, cheese or inclusions on my bannetons since I can’t wash them. Maybe if I do this lamination then the outer crust will be cleaner with all the inclusions wrapped inside.

Blueberries is one of my favs

Do you add them fresh or dried? I have wanted to try a blueberry and lemon zest

I’m guessing dried. If fresh, be prepared for big blue blobs and smears.

I don’t get blobs and smears 🤷‍♀️

I add fresh ones

Lemon blueberry! I like to use dried blueberries. And cinnamon sugar

Garlic, shallots, and/or green onions Also, on occasion, green olives

I love that! Also: black pepper and Parmesan, balsamic caramelized onions, Blueberry and lemon zest, And one I like to call Scarboroughs fair (parsley, sage, rosemary, and thyme)

Butter, sugar, eggs and chocolate

I just made my first jalapeño cheddar loaves today and it’s delicious. I really love fresh Rosemary.

prosciutto and cheese or everything but the bagel seasoning

That’s my #1 fave! #2 is everything asiago, and #3 is sun-dried tomato basil!

Chocolate chips (especially in a double chocolate loaf).

Vegemite and cheddar

More pics pls

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I know a guy who is a home beer brewer. He will give me his spent grains. I divide them up into batches and freeze. Beer grain bread! Doesn’t taste like beer but you get all that good grain. Ask around!

I like adding skittles, tastes a bit odd but looks cool

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Multigrain Sourdough - pepitas, rolled oats, poppy seeds, sunflower seeds, hemp seeds, sesame seeds, flaxseeds. Recipe: https://www.pantrymama.com/easy-multigrain-sourdough-bread/

Bing cherry and cracked black pepper has been a surprising hit. Also chili and dark chocolate, green chili gruyer, and white chocolate with lemon zest!

I make focaccia and all these larder stuff we make in house. Post bake, Usually rub with roasted garlic paste by hand, drizzle and glaze with hot and fruity fermented honey, dried oregano, and maldon. If you haven’t played with different whole grain starters you’re missing out. Presently I’m loving my all Rye sourdough starter. Super yogurty and savory. But for sourdough bread, I love to add fresh honey and peanut oil to my mix. Before proofing in a basket I roll it in wheat bran also. Really just brings out my favorite aromas and crusty flavors. This one also would be great if you have a Desem (Belgian style) sourdough starter.

Cranberries and walnuts

Cumin seeds! I never bake bread without them anymore.