POLKA DOT LOVE SOURDOUGH

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Once again I played with wafer paper to decorate sourdough bread, but this time I coupled it with a few strings to generate a cute shape, often used to turn the bread into pumpkin shape, but I opted for a more romantic outcome… Nothing personal against pumpkins, I do love them and honored them in the past (click here).

Start by cutting wafer paper in small heart shapes…. You will need three, and three long strings that you should rub very lightly with oil to facilitate removing later.

Place the strings equally spaced over the proofed dough, flip the dough over parchment paper, and tie the strings on the top, trying to hit the center as closely as possible. Gently insert the paper, coat the surface with flour and score the bread in any design you like. I used the Sonic blade and small scissors, as I often do.

Bake as you normally do, I keep the lid for 30 minutes and remove it for a final 15 minutes, all at 450F. Remove the strings, and allow the bread to cool completely before slicing.

You can use different patterns for the small hearts, or cut plain wafer paper and paint it yourself.

It is really amazing how well the colors in the wafer paper stay pretty much unchanged with baking, much better than air-brushed or gel colors. I hope you give this technique a try and have as much fun with it as I am having…

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16 thoughts on “POLKA DOT LOVE SOURDOUGH”

  5. Hi Sally,
    Was this a squash bread? I love the color of the crust. It is a beautiful contrast with the wafer paper.

    I did get the sonic tool after reading your post and now have a new electric toothbrush so am ready to use it. Is there any advice on scoring with it I should know?

    I absolutely LOVE this loaf. It is a Picasso Pumpkin…genius bread art.

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    • no particular advice – just practice and be very very careful with the blade. I put the adaptor on the toothbrush first and only then I attach the blade because I don’t like the idea of pushing it with the blade already on it, but you might have a different take on it.

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  6. Hi again,
    I am wondering about working with wafer paper…

    Did you use a stencil again? What paint brand do you use for airbrushing? Where do you find large sheets of water paper? Do you mask portions of a stencil and if so, how?

    I am so exciting to learn this new decorative technique. Thanks so much for sharing!

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    • no, this was wafer paper already with the pattern printed on it – you can find endless versions on etsy, they come in standard printer size paper, so I just cut the hearts the size appropriate for the bread. When I do stencil on wafer paper, I just use regular air-brush colors, I think my brand is Cookie Countess…

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