February 14, 2014 - 3:00pm
Valentine Braided Bread
Happy Valentine's Day! This bread is based on the challah in Peter Reinhart's "The Bread Bakers Apprentice". It is 14" across. Will find out this evening how it tastes.
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Happy Valentine's Day! This bread is based on the challah in Peter Reinhart's "The Bread Bakers Apprentice". It is 14" across. Will find out this evening how it tastes.
Very well done!
Beautiful! Great job. I'm sure it will taste as good as it looks...maybe not as good as a box of Godiva, but with some cheese and butter you will be good to go :).
This is a beautiful loaf! The braiding and color of the crust captivating.
Thanks for sharing.
Janet
Thank you for the kind comments.
@isand66- I gave my wife a wedge of her favorite cheese to go with the bread, also gave her some of her favorite chocolate.
open part of the heart! Love this bread for VD - well done and
Happy Baking
Great idea! Wish I had thought of doing that. I'll keep it in mind for next year. Thanks.
The heart shape really turned out perfect. I love this, it's so charming! Great Job!!
I don't care how it tastes-that is a work of art!
Absolutely beautiful...thanks for sharing.
Thanks for the kind words! @mdvpc–it actually tasted pretty good (at least according to the family, the dog doesn't count as he likes everything I bake). The crumb was soft, slightly moist, and not too sweet.
Could any of you provide the instructions for making the braided heart shape? Do you begin with three dough ropes? How are they braided together at the top and center of the heart?
Thank you!
That looks spectacular :-) If it were me, I'd put a jar of strawberry and rose jam in one of the holes and a jar of chocolate ganache in the other...