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This was so far my favorite recipe from the book. The crumb was so light and chewy and a whole loaf  disappeared in one night! The slightly sweet taste along with the melt-in-mouth chewiness was profound. I will be making this one again! This is another for yeastspotting.
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after mixing the ingredients
The dough was fairly easy to assemble into a ball.

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Braided loaves proofing
After a 2 hour bulk rise, I divided the dough and made two braided loaves.

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done bread
The beautiful golden color came from the egg white wash that was applied before baking. Then a sprinkle of poppyseeds was all that was needed before baking.

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crumb shot
The delicious interior. This was fabulous right out of the oven. the recipe said to wait an hour before cutting, but who could do that?




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