Gabrielle's sweet and savory bread loaves

Ingredients

• 53% butter
• Various warm spices
• Various savory herbs and spices
• 1 egg
• Water
• Brown Sugar (a hearty sprinkling)

• Bread Dough Recipe

• 426 g flour
• .7% g yeast
• 44% g water
• 1.1% g salt

-Take all of the ingredients and combine them in warm water. Knead until the substance becomes dough. Place a small container of water in a large, airtight Tupperware container and place the the dough inside of the Tupperware, NOT the container of water. Let the dough sit for a day to proof. When the bread has proofed for the next day, cut to dough in half to create two loaves.

• Sweet Bread Recipe

-Preheat oven to 450 Degrees

-Get a 1/4 of a stick of butter and melt it until liquefied

-Take out your dough and cut in half

-Knead into a loose ball. It should NOT be overly stiff.

-Then, make a small pocket in the dough and pour in a little bit of the melted butter. Knead the dough until the butter is fully incorporated. The dough should be shiny as well. Continue this process until all the butter is used up. Let the dough rest, if need be (10-15 min)

-Let the dough rest for 10-15 min so the dough is stretchy again

-Make a small pocket in the dough and add a 1/2 teaspoon of 3-4 types ofwarm spices (cinnamon, all-spice, nutmeg, etc). Add to taste or desired flavor profile.///

-Knead the spices into the dough until fully incorporated

-(optional) If you want to create a unique shape, let the dough rest first (10-15 min.). This way, the dough is more likely to stretch and not snap back

-Put the mound of dough on a greased baking sheet or in a greased loaf pan

-Melt a 2 tbsp of butter in the microwave. Add 1 tbsp of brown sugar and whisk together

-Using a pastry brush, Brush the loaf with the butter/brown sugar mixture

-Place the loaf in the preheated oven

-Watch the bread until the crust begins to brown. When the brown sugar on top of the bread begins to brown, take it out and stick a dowel rod inside the loaf. If the rod comes our clean, then the bread is done. If not, stick the bread back in and watch it closely, checking every 5-10 minutes

-Take out the loaf and let it cool. Serve.

• Savory Bread Recipe

-Preheat oven to 450 Degrees

-Get a 1/4 of a stick of butter and melt it until liquefied

-Take out your dough and knead into a loose ball. It should NOT be overly stiff.

-Then, make a small pocket in the dough and pour in a little bit of the melted butter. Knead the dough until the butter is fully incorporated. The dough should be shiny as well. Continue this process until all the butter is used up. Let the dough rest, if need be (10-15 min)

-Let the dough rest for 10-15 min so the dough is stretchy again

-Make a small pocket in the dough and add a 1/2 teaspoon of 3-4 types of savory spices (garlic powder, oregano, basil, etc). Add to taste or desired flavor profile.

-Knead the spices into the dough until fully incorporated into the dough

-(optional) If you want to create a unique shape, let the dough rest first (10-15 min.). This way, the dough is more likely to stretch and not snap back

-Put the mound of dough on a greased baking sheet or in a greased loaf pan

-Create an egg wash with 1 egg and add a little bit of water to the egg. Add some more savory spices to the egg/water mixture

-Beat the egg, water, and spices until liquid and use a pastry brush to brush the mixture on the bread loaf

-Put the bread into of the oven

-Watch the bread until the crust begins to brown. When the top of the bread begins to look crusty, take it out and stick a dowel rod inside the loaf. If the rod comes our clean, then the bread is done. If not, stick the bread back in and watch it closely, checking every 5-10 minutes

-Take out the loaf and let it cool. Serve.