Variety in Feasting Means Preferences in Bread

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I'm still dwelling on pagan ways and the Wheel of the year. Sabbats and Esbats in fact, as well as any other celebratory ritual, I suppose. Bread plays a major part in our feasting activities as it is relevant to growth; to the seeds we plant and the harvest we reap, in both a metaphorical way, and in reality, so we use it often. So often, in fact, that I like to vary the types of bread that I use, as there are so many to choose from. There's white bread and brown bread, wholemeal, granary, wholewheat, malted, different seeds like poppy and sesame seeds, different shapes, sizes etc. etc. I could go on and on. My favourite bread is granary and malt, closely followed by the dark, german bread with seeds in it... (I can't remember what it's called now). Perhaps somebody can enlighten me, because I just pick it up off the supermarket shelf as I recognise it! lol. In England, we have the cottage loaf, which is a milky bread, and isn't bad at all. Oh, and I mustn't forget soda bread. Anyway... I get a bit tired of having the same old bread, ritual after ritual, so I thought I would invite you all to give me your favourites, so that I can make a list and rotate it! I'm sure there are quite a few out there I haven't as yet tried, and I love to actually bake bread, so if you have any recipes to go with ones that are lesser-known in the U.K. I'd be grateful. I love the smell of bread as it's baking, and much prefer home-baked items to the mass-made ones you buy in the supermarkets. So... I leave it in your hands... I'd like as many different breads as you can throw at me... not literally of course, as that would be a waste, and also quite painful if accurate! Make a tale of it, and tell me whether you bake your own, and whether you like the smell of freshly baked bread, or whether you prefer supermarket or home-baked. That way, you'll not just be listing stuff. Go for it!