@amandaaarae14: My feed is full of pretty loaves and sourdough bakes, but a lot goes on behind the scenes before they look that way 😅 I’m always experimenting with sourdough, which means I’ve had PLENTY of fails along the way. Dense crumbs, gummy layers, giant craters, disappearing inclusions… and pizza dough that probably should’ve been abandoned 😂 But learning from each one of these and trying again has been one of the most valuable parts of becoming a better baker and making better loaves. Every fail teaches me something—what I’d change, what I’d never do again, or what might actually work with a few tweaks. And the best part? Most of these still tasted delicious even if they didn’t look the way I wanted them to. So bake the bread anyway. Experiment. Try the weird idea. And if it doesn’t work, figure out why and try again. That’s part of the fun of baking! And yes… we still ate the pizza 😅 Which one deserves a redemption bake? #sourdough #sourdoughbread #breadtok #homebaker

sarah :

You mentioned no longer adding inclusions during shaping twice! 🤔 As opposed to? (Asking because I tried to shape a pesto loaf and roll it in and it was an absolute effing nightmare) do you just mix into the dough initially??

Brittany Lipson 🦇 :

Here was my rosemary garlic butter loaf 🍞. I was P!SSED

Kaleigh K. 💕 :

Most of your issue isn’t inclusions or inclusions during shaping. None of any bread you post is properly fermented.

Molly Ervin :

I’ve been making such great bread lately and all of a sudden yesterday nothing wanted to go right. Shaping wasn’t easy and today they baked flat. I DIDN’T DO ANYTHING DIFFERENT 🥲

ch💛🇨🇦 :

first ever cheddar jalapeño. also first ever loaf to collapse in the expansion score like that...

skylar 🎀 :

i thought this would turn out better but nevertheless still delicious

Bailey Banyard :

This is motivating me not to let my beginning fails stop me from being determined to make a loaf work.

zoeyyolsonn_ :

My first ever loaf 🥳🥳 Ik it’s not perfect but I’m proud of this!

Yasmineletitia :

When do you add inclusions

Lotus on Ireland :

I’m glad you shared the mini loaf. I e tried minis that look pale too and idk why they look that way. They’re baked through and even the texture inside is good but the crust is so pale! I wondered if the DO or roasting pan was too big? Does that make a difference?

yeooonhwa :

i tried mini loaf and it finally look and feel spongey instead of gummy or dense 😭

thebreadfriendclub :

I tried a banana bread sourdough SOOOO gummy !!!

tebii_maya_Afa :

Nazneen Damon :

I need help! This was my first dough… I’m using whole wheat flour and I’m struggling… perfect starter and the actual bread looked good but was dense, doughy and gummy

It’s a Sourdough Life :

Such a good reminder! We only show are prettiest work. Lots of leaves don’t make the cut 😂 LOTS!

yenvx :

When do you add your inclusions now?

☆ :

my first loaf, i genuinely dont know what went wrong

シャン :

私も毎日失敗しながら、頑張ってます。💕