Yesterday for the daycare lunch, I needed a bread to go with my grilled chicken, sauteed green beans and raisins. Since I was a little short on time, I used the recipe for 40 minute wheat buns. Then I got all fancy and used the braiding that I saw on Tightwad Mom's Frugal Forum (awesome idea and I'm looking for a reason to need fancy hamburger buns) to make a loaf for the kids. They thought it was awesome and ate the whole thing. The only change I made to the original recipe is that before baking, I brushed the top with some honey water. It gave the bread a hint of sweetness that I love in a dinner roll. For the loaf, I would bake 20-25 minutes. I baked it for 16 minutes and in the middle it could have used a few more minutes.
This is so pretty! I've never had the patience to braid bread - but maybe I will give it a try...sometime ;) For the honey water did you just mix in a little honey with water? I know it sounds simple, but is there any ration to go for?
ReplyDeletethat is simply supposed to be ratio...
ReplyDeleteI'm sure there is, but I didn't measure. I would say that I used maybe a tablespoon each of honey and warm water. I swished it all together and brushed it on the dough. It seemed to get a little too wet and that may have been why it needed a little longer to bake through.
ReplyDeleteBeautiful bread! Fancy bread makes everything taste better.
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