Two Breads and a Coffee Machine: bake-and-brew recap

The premise was simple: everyone brings two breads, the club brings the coffee machine.

Eighteen loaves showed up: sourdoughs with serious ears, a chocolate babka that never stood a chance, and one heroic first-ever ciabatta. The coffee machine hissed along bravely until the pour-over table stole its audience.

The butter tasting settled nothing (salted still rules, cultured is catching up fast), and the crumb-shot photo wall is already pinned in the club chat. Same time next spring, and yes, the babka baker has been asked for the recipe.