For the last few years I have baked sourdough breads only. My cultures are thriving and my breads are terrific but I find myself wondering what commercial yeast breads I'm missing. So, I'm curious to hear from sourdough bakers which yeast breads you choose to bake and why.
Baguettes & brioche
Baguettes & brioche
Kaiser rolls
and pretzels :)
Oh, I'd like to add that I never "returned" to commercial yeast, always had some around. So I didn't jump off the boat with my sourdough tucked under my arm leaving myself to sink or swim with one method of raising dough. Some breads just taste better with commercial yeast.
A few things
Bagels
Several durum loaves are better with yeast than sourdough, e.g. Tom Cat's Semolina Filone (in Glezer's Artisan Breads) Pugliese (Barenbaum's Bread Bible)
Sandwich breads of all types
All of these can be made in sourdough versions - it is just my opinion that they are better with yeast.
Pizza's
Pizza's! Like Varda picks and the duram flour loaves made with packaged yeast have a lovely flavor...the 'sour' IMHO covers up the 'buttery' of the duram flour...my household favors the more unsour sourdough breads.
Sylvia
Pizza, ciabatta, focaccia,
Pizza, ciabatta, focaccia, baguettes come to mind.
Sandwich loaves like "pain de mie" - although they can be made with a sourdough starter, usually they are not.
Pane Siciliano
and higher percent buckwheat bread (gets too sour).
Karin
White bread!
I hate to admit it, but every once in a while, I forego my sourdough made with wheat and oat bran, and ground flax in favor of plain old white bread made with buttermilk and commercial yeast. It rises to the sky and tastes absolutely fantastic for grilled cheese sandwiches, hamburgers or hotdogs.
I like
sweet fruited breads like Raisin Bread, Hammelman's wholewheat, hazelnut and current bread, Vanochka, Panetonne, etc Pam
i never left!
But make struan, focaccia, and croissants with *gasp* instant yeast!
I've tried all three with levain instead, but never liked the results as much.
Interesting question
I didn't ever give up yeast, and I still bake the majority of my breads with sourdough, but I'd say the top two are pizza and baguettes. Sometimes I want baguettes and I want them tonight!