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Holla for Challah!

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pmccool

Holla for Challah!

A whole wheat four strand braided Challah from today's class.  The flour is a 50/50 mix of white whole wheat and AP.

Paul 

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Abe (not verified)

A really lovely braided challah. It is an art to braid in a way that it's not lost in the oven. Looks delicious!

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pmccool

This one turned out better than most.  I’ve learned that bread braids should be relaxed, almost loose, to avoid distortion during final fermentation and baking.  

Still, as I tell my students, there's a reason that my wife handled braiding duties for our daughters when they were children.  There's braiding, and there’s braiding well.  Most days, I just braid. 

Paul