Orange and Currant Bread
July 11th, 2009 by chuck
OK, I wanted to make a braided bread called a Turban braid. As you can see it didn’t work out lol. My daughter Brittany and I must of spent an hour trying to figure out all the turns and twists to make the braid. Place A and B over C and D. Bring D over A and under C. Take C place over D under B and over A. Well, you get the idea lol. It was driving both of us insane.
We finally figured it out, only to forget how we managed to do it. So, we spent another half hour trying to repeat what we did the first time. The poor dough was getting hard and crusty from taking it apart and redoing it over and over.
Finally we figured it out and had it all written down. The bread looked amazing after baking it with this unusual braid. The next day Angie came over to take the photos for the cooking class. So, I had to make the recipe all over again. Well, I don’t know what happened with the directions we made, but it wasn’t working out and I just couldn’t figure out how to repeat the braid …. I gave up and just made round loaves lol. I had too or I would have ended up bald.
I’ll have to do the Turban braid another time when I have more time to practice the braid, so stay tuned.
This bread has a wonderful soft texture and I really feel the tanginess of the orange and the sweetness of the dried currants make a perfect combination. I love the subtle flavor of the orange and the currant in this bread. I used scissors on the bread to give them an interested look. The bread is wonderful with or with out butter slathered all over it and would be perfect as a breakfast bread.
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A wonderful bread!
Cheers,
Rosa
Wow, look at that crumb, so fluffy and pillowy!
Orange and cranberry they are perfect for each other, aren’t they?
It must be really delicious!
I have done a braided bread, the Challah, a few days ago. It worked really well and it’s not all that difficult. It’s just like braiding real hair.
Normally I prefer making just a ball, because it’s faster.
I love your recipes!
Sounds delicious and looks heavenly fluffy. And I know how it feel standing in the kitchen with a intruction for a 8 braided Challah which is already covered with flour and asking myself if the strand in my hand is now A, B or C.
Do you would like to send this to Bread Baking Day ? This months theme is Sweet Breads and your bread would be perfect for it!
The texture of this bread looks just great. Why would you want to add butter to this? I’d eat it warm from the oven.
And the patterned crust looks very attractive.
Wow, that does look unbelievably light and fluffy!
Absolutely gorgeous! I love, love, love this blog
Here are some simple directions for making a round braid. Just scroll down past the recipe to the directions for making a Woven Challah. The shape really is easy to make.
http://www.tasteofchallah.com/sub_page.asp?cat=3&sub_cat=8
Don’t you love working in the kitchen with your daughter? One of my favorite things….What a lovely loaf, and must be just delicious.
oh this must be delicious!