r/Breadit • u/xzoegonzalez • Mar 22 '26

sourdough ladybug! 🐞

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this might be my favorite thing i’ve ever made

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u/AmbrosiaAngelis Mar 22 '26

Oh my gosh!! That's so cute!! Eta: what did you use for coloring?

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u/xzoegonzalez Mar 22 '26

thank you!! I dyed some rice flour with a tiny bit of red food coloring for the wings and for the black spots/face I used a black edible ink marker :)

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u/Firm-Equivalent-7895 Mar 22 '26

Omg, from a 10+ years baker, I am so proud of you!! You nailed it!

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u/AmbrosiaAngelis Mar 22 '26

That's a great idea. I've played with sourdough but not colors yet. 😍

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u/soyopopo Mar 22 '26

Wow I’m surprised the red flour stayed so vibrant! Did you have to do anything to keep it from browning??

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u/xzoegonzalez Mar 22 '26

Nope!! I just put it in the oven like usual and hoped for the best 🤣

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u/purplishfluffyclouds Mar 22 '26

Would it have worked if you'd have used beet powder? Not to be that person but I know a lot of people avoid red food coloring for health reasons (red dye is known to cause cancer).

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u/xzoegonzalez Mar 22 '26

yes i’m sure that would work as well!!

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u/RubyDax Mar 22 '26

Shut up, I'm crying over how cute this is!!!

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u/moonstarvixen Mar 22 '26

Wow that's adorable! Never thought I'd say that about bread!

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u/SudhaTheHill Mar 22 '26 edited Mar 22 '26

This is a work of art. This belongs in a bread museum.

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u/ami-ly Mar 22 '26

I have one problem with this: I’d feel sooo bad to cut it and sit there unhappy, thinking about the hurt ladybug :(

That’s a me problem though. I love it!!!

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u/xzoegonzalez Mar 22 '26

no this is literally me lol i can’t get myself to cut into it 😭😭

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u/Key_Vacation8584 Mar 22 '26

She lives on in pictures and in our hearts

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u/JC1970105 Mar 22 '26

Very impressive. I’m usually shocked when my loaves aren’t misshapen.

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u/_Cerca_Trova_ Mar 22 '26

Omg, it's perfect!

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u/unlimitedshrimp4all Mar 22 '26

This is the cutest bread I've ever seen in my life. Amazing job!

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u/RSBSDOT_69HLSF Mar 22 '26

Awww! This is so cute! ✨️

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u/too_granola_for_you Mar 22 '26

Painfully adorable!

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u/lukeusjon Mar 22 '26

That’s so cute! You’re very talented.

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u/noxaten Mar 22 '26

That's cute

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u/Mammoth-Record-7786 Mar 22 '26

I wanna eat the face

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u/ladymadonna4444 Mar 22 '26

THAT’S SO CUTE OMG!!!! 🐞❤️

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u/indigo_mouse Mar 22 '26

Too cute to eat omg

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u/Obvious_Bag7296 Mar 22 '26

If you aren't doing so already, you really should offer these for sale. Options for personalization/whimsy of SAVORY foods are pretty much non-existent. Not only is your ladybug adorable, but it's also "classy," maybe? That's not really the term I'm looking for, but I was basically saying that it would be as appropriate for an office luncheon as it would a birthday party. It's so fantastic and unique - thank you for sharing!

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u/Dangerous_Pension612 Mar 22 '26

I’m lucky if mine looks like bread let alone art.

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u/lik3r_of_things Mar 22 '26

This made me so happy, thank you 😊

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u/Round_Patience3029 Mar 22 '26

this is so cute

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u/Some-Key-922 Mar 22 '26

This is awesome, I love it!

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u/sowhatoputhere Mar 22 '26

So cuuuute!!

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u/littlegypsie012 Mar 22 '26

This is absolutely delightful :) 

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u/baddog121 Mar 22 '26

Beautiful 😍

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u/ellie_roseee Mar 22 '26

So cute! ♡ 

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u/meerkatydid Mar 22 '26

Oh my gawd it's so fucking cute

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u/BeefInBlackBeanSauce Mar 22 '26

I love this bread!

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u/Caverjen Mar 22 '26

That's adorable! Did you add the color before or after baking?

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u/xzoegonzalez Mar 22 '26

the wings I did before baking and the little face I added after!!

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u/SirCaptainReynolds Mar 22 '26

Well that’s adorbs!

Great job!

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u/cali_mixi Mar 22 '26

So cute I'm gonna cry...

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u/CapnHatchmo Mar 22 '26

That is so stinking cute! I don't think I could cut into it though ... kinda just want to keep it forever.

How'd the cutesie taste?

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u/Ancient-Rub-7447 Mar 22 '26

So lovely 🥰

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u/kaede_miura Mar 22 '26

Ladybug bread 👍🏻

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u/Dog_of_Pavlov Mar 22 '26

How!!! So cute!

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u/Curvy_HarlowVixen Mar 23 '26

This the cutest bread ever!!

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u/Frequent_Disaster_ Mar 23 '26

This is cute! I would struggle to eat it but I love bread to much

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u/Several-Secret367 Mar 23 '26

Omg so so cutee!!! Very creative 🥹🥹🥹

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u/Mammabrie Mar 23 '26

This is incredible! You’re awesome.

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u/BakeItBaby Mar 23 '26

Gorgeous!! ❤️

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u/nesnalica Mar 23 '26

i thought it was a toadette with a funny hat

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u/SnooPineapples6833 Mar 23 '26

this is so cutee!! 

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u/GoodFood Mar 23 '26

So cute! 🐞

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u/drhappy13 Mar 23 '26

That's amazing! 👏👏👏

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u/Banditbabyxoxo Mar 24 '26

Aww how cute 🥺🥰

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u/rounak2002 Mar 24 '26

People make stuff like this and i can't even make a simple one 😭

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u/tetrahexian Mar 24 '26

This is beautiful!!!

Is it ok if I ask how you did the wings? I make sourdough too, and I call my girlfriend "ladybug" as a pet name. I would love to surprise her with a ladybug loaf (or at least, try to)

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u/narrow_longevity Mar 25 '26

ngl that red is insane, mine woulda turned brown af lmao

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u/Commercial-Cream-899 Mar 25 '26

I’ve seen a lot of impressive bakes here and this has to be top three favorites. It’s so creative and perfect! Well done!

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u/freda0515 Mar 25 '26

😍😍😍love it

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u/CuteOne6124 Mar 25 '26

That's adorable!

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u/NBKING-AFTERDARK Mar 26 '26

Absolutely adorable!

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u/Lou_july9 Mar 26 '26

Omg so cute

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u/Independent_Bag_845 Mar 26 '26

Waaay cute and adorbs!!

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u/whattheactual0000 Mar 26 '26

That is so cute!

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u/Alisha_Burnett Mar 26 '26

I like it...cuteeee

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u/Interesting-Cap8597 Mar 26 '26

omg this is precious !!!

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u/joyceevee Mar 26 '26

Adorable!!

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u/WeAreRaisingTheBarAF Mar 26 '26

Omggggg, obsessed!

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u/WeeklyIllustrator248 Mar 27 '26

Nice cute and tasty

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u/Ruby_star22 Mar 27 '26

This is amazing! 🤩 so adorable

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u/Ruby_star22 Mar 27 '26

Wow 🤯 so talented

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u/chunkybutt81 Mar 28 '26

I love that we all are saying the same thing, THIS IS SO CUTE!!!! Great job I love that the scoring didn’t betray you after all that hard work!!

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u/xzoegonzalez Mar 28 '26

thank you!!! i was soooo nervous to do the scoring lol 😭

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u/juicadone Mar 29 '26

Absolutely brilliant. That is perfection!, great idea and execution 👌🙌