[baking] Herbed Pull Apart Bread

King Arthur Baking (formerly King Arthur Flour) has a nice post on Pull-Apart Breads. I had a big container of garlic scape butter to use up and decided this bread would be perfect.









There was a decent amount of leftover dough even after jamming the loaf tin full. I just twisted it into a knot and baked it on the side. Totally a missed opportunity to shape it into something fun (like a Dollar sign)... I will next time.







It was so good. SO good. Soft and garlicky. I stored it in bag in the fridge- and it sliced/toasted well.

I feel like this amount of dough could make two smaller pull-apart loaves, which would be fun to bring to a dinner instead of rolls.

[cooking] Maple Walnut Swirl Bread

This month's bakealong challenge in the Cooking from Scratch Ravelry group is specialty yeasted bread. I chose to make this Vermont Maple Swirl Bread from King Arthur Flour:

I used ground walnuts instead of almond or pecan meal. It's kind of like making a rich cinnamon bun log or king cake but baking it in a bundt pan. The only downside is that I placed the log seam side down into the bundt pan, so when I turned it out:

The seam is very apparent. Doh- next time I'll remember to put it in seam side UP.

It's a great bread- I think slices will toast nicely. I opted not to do the maple glaze but I definitely would if I were to make this again for a party. It feels like it's needs a frosting, like cinnamon buns.

It's so pretty baked in a decorative bundt shape and would be impressive to cut into- guests will oooo and aaahh when they see the swirl.

[cooking] Challah

This month's King Arthur Flour bakealong recipe is challah. I've never made a braided bread before but it turned out great!

It does take a while- each rise was about 2 hours for me- bit it was worth it. 

After the initial 6-strand braid (thank goodness they linked to a video of someone doing this, so I could follow along):

After the 2nd rise and brushed with egg wash:

Baked:

Lovely and tasty. Definitely a weekend project, since it takes so long. I've heard good things about turning leftover slices into french toast. Next time- this disappeared before I had to start looking for ways to use it up.