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Mountain dew and sour worms sourdough
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Mountain dew and sour worms sourdough


exactly as it says in the caption lol

i used this recipe from farmhouse on boone, except substituted all of the water for room temperature mountain dew, just to see what would happen because i was bored and home alone on the weekend

firstly i noticed the dough wasn't extra sticky even with all the added sweetness from the dew. i was upset that the dough didn't take on the classic radioactive colour of mountain dew, in my 2 minutes of research i saw an old post in r/shittyfoodporn of a baja blast loaf that was an interesting blue/green colour (i'll link it if i can find it again), however maybe australia doesn't have the artificial colourants that america has :// the dough never smelled strongly of dew either

i did 3 lots of stretch and folds in the evening before covering with a damp tea towel overnight. in the morning i floured the bench and lay the dough out in a flat rectangle and let it rest for 15 minutes before sprinkling on the worms. i let it sit another 15 minutes before sprinkling before folding it into thirds and sprinkling more worms on. another 15 minute rest and then i sat it in the loaf pan with a damp tea towel on the top for another 15 minutes. i baked as per recipe, with a sheet pan as a lid for 20 minutes and then uncovered for another 20.

while baking it had a very strange smell, like fresh bread and hot dish soap, similar to the sour patch kids oreos. once baked i let it sit for a while before removing from the loaf pan and rested on the bench before cutting.

i'm not lying when i say this could be the softest, lightest loaf i have ever made. the crumb is perfect, and the molten sugar that escaped on the sides and top added a brilliant crunch. the loaf itself tasted vaguely citrusy while the areas around the worms were marmalade-y and jammy while still being soft. i can honestly say i love this combo and will probably do it again. 8/10, would be a 9/10 if it were a more insane colour

by lonelysingledad420

36 Comments

  1. Fuzzy_Welcome8348

    I’m stealing this idea, thx so much for the post!! I love trying new baking ideas. This is AWESOME

  5. gobblegobblechumps

    Omg just read this out loud at the super bowl party and we’re all dying laughing wtf op 

    But also I’m so glad you love it

  6. Flavortown42069

    Dew what!? What a wild flavor I love it haha

  7. NQSSuperSam

    I made a joke about using Baja blast for a loaf…. Now I’m gonna do it.

  10. Curiously_lemons

    I mean I like weird shit, saved. 👌🏼

  11. FantasticSquirrels

    13 year old me yearns for a slice of this

  12. AccomplishedRow6685

    This is unhinged and brilliant and I’m here for it

  13. wrecknrule33

    As someone who loves mt dew, I may have to try this just to say I have. 🤣

  14. Intelligent_Berry382

    I love that you ate all the blue/pink ones cause those are the best!

  16. Doobledorf

    Wait I actually wanna do this now.

    It reminds me of the horrific sour patch cookies on the side of the big sour patch kids bag.

  17. emmsmum

    Ya know, I love creativity and a fuck it why not attitude!!

  19. Additional_Risk5036

    If you ever dew this again. Troli makes my dew flavored sour worms I believe.

  21. jperras

    This is the dumbest shit I have ever seen, my god

    Recipe please 🙏

  22. LehrMoo007

    This reminds me of a post i saw several years ago where someone made “sports drink bread”, replacing water with Gatorade.
    I love whatever is wrong with you people, and I’m going to join you.

  24. heartpuppiez

    Just because you Mountain Dew, doesn’t mean you Mountain Should 😔

  27. Ernienickels

    Probably still better for you than store bought bread lol

  31. stinabremm

    I’ve been looking for a reason to try freeze drying soda. I think this is it.

  32. Admirable_Horse_6072

    As an ashamed diet Mountain Dew drinker (really addict), my first thought was “I wonder what terrible chemicals do when heated up in the cooking process…probably become even more terrible”.

    This isn’t to shame you, it was honestly just so hilarious to me because I’m trying to get on the sourdough train to “balance out” what I’m doing to my body with diet Mountain Dew 🤣 I applauded you and will absolutely be trying the dew thing regardless of what my inner voice said. One day I’ll be off the dew. Thanks for the very real cackle.

  36. mooncrumbs

    Sour patch kid oreos??? This post is like a fever dream 😂