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Last loaf of the day, haven't cut it to check the crumb, but will post pic when I do!

Buttered right out of the pan, love the flavor it adds.

Looking forward to a toasted slice of this to go with my oatmeal in the morning!

Didn't get to cut it open, these are headed to a friend along with an assortment of home made jams and jellies. What do you all do to share your bread?

This is a loaf of basic sourdough white bread, and it had a lovely crumb, but what I needed was actual crumbs! So I sliced it all up and dehydrated the slices in a low, dry oven, and then ran the slices through the food processor. I ended up with about 7 cups of bread crumbs.

And I needed them to make butterballs to go in chicken soup.

Here's the recipe for the butter balls.

6 cups dry bread crumbs

1 1/2 - 2 cups milk, warmed

1 cup melted butter

2 eggs, beaten

Tonight's focaccia was delicicous, wonderfully crunchy crush, tender and tasty inside and out. I used a rosemary infused olive oil, parsley and garlic in the dough. Added chopped olives, garlic, salt, and parmesan to the oiled top. Baked it on my stone. Went well with our spaghetti dinner.

Have you ever seen one of those little pouches of salad toppings and wondered what they'd be like in a loaf of bread?

I did. So today I tried it. I used my favorite sourdough sweet bread recipe, added two tablespoons of cinnamon, two teaspoons of vanilla, and the entire contents of the pouch to my sweet starter (the pouch is 3.75 ounces or almost a full cup) and went on like normal from there. I didn't presoak the fruit and nuts, just tossed them in before I started adding the flour.

This is one of the loaves I made yesterday. Sliced it about 1/2 inch thick, brushed it with a melted herb butter, and a light sprinkle of garlic salt, slid it under the broiler until it started to toast, and then pulled it out, dropped a pinch of a good, sharp, shredded cheddar, and put it back under the broiler until the cheese melted. Perfect when served with a good grilled steak!

I'm really having a problem getting the insert picture thing to work.

Used 30% oat flour in my basic sourdough recipe. It's a very dense loaf with a wonderful flavor.