Speaking of Weird Baking Fails...

What the hell is that, you are asking? That, my friend, is the bottom of an otherwise beautiful loaf of sourdough.

Because, in a moment of weakness, I used cheap parchment paper. Specifically this one:

I have never, ever, EVER had anything stick to parchment. But I learned today, to my eternal regret, that apparently, parchment paper is not just…parchment paper.

There are subtle differences. Like sometimes your baked goods actually STICK TO IT.

I googled “removing parchment stuck to…” (which helpfully autofilled to “cookies”), and the tip was to wet the parchment paper and peel it off. They neglected to add “in very small strips, allow 3 hours to get it all off, good luck.”

I googled “can you eat parchment paper” and the answers were generally mixed.

Best answer to the problem? “Use a bread knife, saw off bottom of bread.”

<sigh>

NOTE: What I have used, with NO PROBLEMS WHATSOEVER - Kroger-brand parchment pop-ups (love them, so easy), Reynolds parchment, and even meijer-brand parchment.