I made this extra loaf of sourdough to give to my new neighbors this morning and they told me no thank you! I honestly was shocked š but itās safe to say I donāt trust themā¦who turns down free homemade sourdough? In this economy?
Recipe yielded 2 loaves
1000g bread flour
750g water
200g starter
20g salt
Mixed everything together and did 2 S&F then 2 coil folds every 30 min and then (4 folds total).
Bulk fermented until it was bubbly (I didnāt time it, I just kept checking on it until I was happy with the way it looked.)
Preshaped and let rest for 15 min then final shape and into the fridge overnight.
Baked in Dutch oven. Preheated oven to 500, once bread was in I reduced temp to 475 for 15 min. Lid off then another 30 min at 450!
by zadira-
32 Comments
Maybe they have allergies? Or wired feelings about eating food from other peoples homes? I know Iād never turn down a fresh loaf!
there could be many reasons — if they are hypoglycemic, if they don’t trust home bakers, if they don’t like the texture of sourdough vs loaf bread, if they can’t chew. don’t take it personally, but maybe next time ask them before you go through the trouble.
I’m gluten free and my husband has to watch his carbs, so we would have declined rather than take it to be polite and have most of it go to waste.
Their loss. BEAUTIFUL loaf.
I make bread every day, so I give away lots of loaves. I have people turn me down every once in a while.
As someone who trades with my neighbor a lot, I prefer asking first, especially with homemade food. Perhaps offer the loaf to another neighbor?
Allergies, gluten intolerance, diabetes, keto diet, can not chew etc are some reasons people will refuse bread.
Everyone is making greats points about all the reasons they may have needed to decline the breadā¦ BUT if someone offered me such a beautiful, still-warm gift, I would have felt inclined to explain why I couldnāt take it! They made a poor first impression for sure
Shiiiii Iāll take it! š
Maybe I can be your neighbor š¤
Any tips on doing the art?
Your bread is beautiful! I wish you were my neighbor š«¶
Thatās really rude. They could have given it to someone else. Your bread is beeeeaaautiful!
If I had a food allergy, I would politely thank you but let you know I canāt have it because of an allergy. I would never imagine turning down a gift like that with no explanation.
Can I be your neighbor?
OP, I disagree with the folks saying reasons to refuse the bread.
The point wasnāt for them to eat some bread, it was for you to build community ties through gift giving, and IMO they were mildly rude by refusing it, even if they didnāt plan to eat it.
And beautiful loaf!
Awwww…don’t be too hard on them. Could be diabetic, gluten-free, on a keto diet or you might have looked like an axe-murderer….you never know! š
To everyone providing reasons they could have declined, it would have been so easy to just say why.
Can’t be sure, but it sounds like they rejected the offer from OP with no real reason.
Thatās a beautiful loaf of bread.
Some people have zero hygiene and I wouldnāt eat something from their kitchen if you paid me a million dollars. If they donāt know you that well, they could be erring on the side of caution.
Love the wheat stalk score š¤š»
They are crazy!! I’ll take it…live near sandy oregon?
Don’t worry, three of my neighbours turned down my bread – two said they don’t eat bread, one said they don’t like sourdough (but knows someone who does š«£). I just stopped trying. Whenever I have extra bread, I put a post up on the local fb page and it gets picked up and appreciated š
People are weird!
Your bread is beautiful ā¤ļøā¤ļø
Giving bread to my neighbors makes me so happy (and them too!). Hopefully you find some neighbors who appreciate the thought and gift.
Itās very beautiful! Definitely their loss. Thank you for sharing your recipe and the directions. Iām new to sourdough, so I will definitely try this!
Sourdough hurts my stomach:( someone gave me a free loaf and free sourdough chocolate chip cookie and I turned it down bc of that š I wouldnāt have been able to eat it.
I know family that just doesnāt like sourdough bread so I can see that. Also, we donāt take food from people when we donāt know how you cook or live. I like sourdough but since Iāve seen too many people not in the most sanitary states I do not like taking food from strangers. I know when I cook in comfort itās definitely not up to standards so I feel others cooking in their own comfort is not up to what Iād prefer. Iād decline, hoping youād pass it on to someone else. Cuz if I took it, Iād have to lie and say it was good when I just tossed it cuz I was too grossed out to eat it. Bread doughs get so involved with kneading that my mind would have me picture the worst scenario of dirty hands or fingernails with rings on just kneading this dough for bread. š¤¦āāļø
> but itās safe to say I donāt trust them
IMO that an overreaction.
why do you assume that people have to accept your presents?
Donāt take it personally. Itās a beautiful loaf! I, too, would have to turn it down because I canāt eat bread and I would want someone to enjoy that!
Maybe they have celiacs.
Your bread is absolutely gorgeous!!
What a bunch of fools
Or maybe they are very private/insular people and donāt want to encourage engagement. If it was just a dietary issue they would probably offer an explanation or some other gracious response.