Do you want to make a turkey shaped sourdough loaf for your next family gathering?

First step is you make your sourdough loaf and proof it in the fridge for 8-24 hours. Preheat oven to 500 F with dutch oven inside. Place a piece of parchment paper on the counter and sprinkle some flour on it. Take it out of the fridge and gently flip over the banneton onto a piece of parchment paper. Sprinkle a small amount of flour on the dough. Take the metal scraper to make two diagonal cuts for the wings. Do not cut all the way through. Bring the wings over to the center and secure with either a toothpick or wet the dough a bit to attach them to the body. Next make two lower diagonal cuts for the drumsticks. You want the cuts to go all the way through and cut off the dough completely. Make it look like a drumstick (round on the bottom end). Place them lower then the position where you cut them. Make a score about a half an inch deep in the middle of the dough. I also score additional lines beside the middle score (refer to the video).

Now you will place the dough in the dutch oven. I keep a cookie sheet on the lowest rack this will help prevent your bread from burning. I take the dutch oven out of the preheated oven and take the lid off. I shut the oven door quickly so I do not loose any heat. I place the dough in the dutch oven and put the lid on and place it in the oven. Bake at 500 F for 20 minutes and then after 20 minutes I take lid off and bake for another 7 minutes. Let your bread cool completely before cutting it. Enjoy.