This whole #baking #bread thing is getting to be habit-forming. Thinking it may soon be time to add some chopped nuts or seeds to the dough. The sesame seeds add a lot of flavour.

@tantramar
Add all the seeds! Very hard to screw that up. Just don't go over about 25% by weight of flour or structure will suffer. Some seeds should soak first, like flax or quinoa. Just like half an hour in an equal weight of water is fine.

It looks fantastic. One small improvement- cut a shallow 'x' or crosshatch on the top so that it rips upwards, not randomly to the side.

@rbos Thanks! This was the first loaf I cut some slices into the top of, but they didn’t really spread or open up at all. 🤷‍♂️ I’ll try deeper next time.

For nuts I was thinking chopped walnuts, maybe?

@tantramar
I like chopped walnuts and chopped olives together in bread, did that a few times. Had it with goat cheese!

You might also think of sage, thyme or rosemary with walnuts. Get a stuffing vibe going.