My holiday bread-test run

[oldhippy]

Thought I'd give my bread baking a go, before Thanksgiving. That's a full size baking pan

 

[shefjr]

That looks delicious!

 

[mishele]

YUM!! I can smell it from here. I love me some good bread.

 

[Derrel]

Tell me when the next test run is; I'll be over with a half-pound of butter and some napkins!

 

[Juga]

NOM NOM NOM...

 

[Don Kondra]

There's nothing like fresh home made bread, preferably slathered with butter

Cheers, Don

 

[oldhippy]

Well I have to say, it was worth the work. Hot bread, melted land o lakes butter, back to looking like Santa. Later Ed

 

[oldhippy]

Had a piece or three

 

[oldhippy]

Last call, pretty soon it gets put up.

 

[amolitor]

Is that a challah? And how did you do the braid?

 

[tirediron]

I. HATE. YOU.

 

[oldhippy]

Is that a challah? And how did you do the braid?

you guessed that one, it's a challah. Braiding, split the dough into thirds. Each of these also into thirds. Form each into 16" round strips. Lay 3 side by each. 1 over 2, 3 over 1 and on.
i get a chance I'll post the recipe.

 

[Ron Evers]

Nice texture.

Do you braid your hair for practice?

 

[oldhippy]

Nice texture.

I was a little worried, the pack of yeast was 5 years old. But it was a vac PAC , dry yeast. 1 pound , so I've kept it till now.

 

[amolitor]

So it's three "simple" braids, stacked up? Two wide on the bottom, one on top? Do you do anything special to make them come together, or do you just let 'em rise together and they find one another and stick together into a single loaf?

I do a challah, and also a cardamon loaf (which is pretty much the challah with cardamon in it but they're just a regular single braid.

It looks gorgeous and deliciously huge!