My dad was very good about making an emergency trip to the vet's this past weekend, so I owed him a loaf of bread big-time. Dad doesn't believe in white flour at all, so the loaves I make for him are often dense, rich, and a bit funny-looking because of their low gluten content. He's totally OK with this, plus he buys me the ingredients, so I'm not complaining.
Tuesday, I made a version of the Healthy Heart loaf I posted here quite some time ago. I added 1 tbsp of vital gluten to the recipe, and used barley malt syrup instead of sugar. I also put in a spice blend my dad got specifically for his loaves.
I decided to make this an extra special loaf by braiding it.
I haven't done this in a while, so it looked a little weird...
To me, it looked like a section of intestine, but whatever. I egg-washed it and added some poppy seeds...And the end product looked like this:Dad said it was super! He said the consistency is perfect! Thanks, Dad!
13 comments:
Very nice!
Cheers,
Rosa
Beautiful braided bread you have here, and oh that healthy heart bread sounds like worth trying. The kind of bread I need to make my heart happy!
Beautiful braid! I think you did a marvelous job and thanks to dads who lend a helping hand.
That is one beautiful loaf of braided bread...
Wow. That looks fabulous. Not a fan of the poppyseeds but I'd take a bite if it was offered :)
Very cool....I am still fighting with plain old bread and the plaited loaf....well, it will give me something to aspire to!
Looks quite hearty.
That looks great - I love the visual effect of braided bread.
Looks like challah! Yum!
Looks amazing to me!! It's so glossy and inviting.
It turned out beautifully! What gorgeous colour.
It's beautiful!! And a bonus that it's so healthy!
Gorgeous! You should see what happened the last time I tried to make a braided loaf, the less said about it the better. Heh.
Looks weird, hell, it looks fantastic to me! I envy your dad for getting this! What a nice gift for a great guy.
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