a baking blog by Virginie Goulet

Apple and honey challah

by Virginie

I baked with yeast for the second time! This time I did a recipe from Smitten Kitchen, the apple and honey challah. It was a lot of fun to do! The dough was drier this time so easier to knead by hand. I had a bit of trouble getting the braided aspect of the bread. When I was rolling and stretching the dough to make rope like piece the apple kept breaking through the dough and ripping it in the process. It made an interesting top crust for the bread though. And it’s pretty good too!

Enjoy :)


4 Responses to “Apple and honey challah”

  1. Emilie Goulet says:

    mmmmmmmmm! :)

    J’ai hâte de voir la baguette!

  2. Marie-Claude says:

    Le pain reste un mystère à cuisiner pour moi,
    mais j’adore en manger.
    Bravo.

  3. Jonathan says:

    Si le pain se brise c’est probablement que le gluten n’est pas assez developpe. Faudrait que tu le knead (c’est quoi le terme en francais?) un peu plus longtemps et que tu laisse la pate reposer avant d’essayer de tout tresser pour qu’elle est le temps de s’assouplir.

    Hehe, c’est plus dur que ca en a l’air de faire du pain hein? De mon bord, finalement, pain au levain = success!

    • Virginie says:

      Cool, merci pour les tips! Ok donc petrir = donner de l’elasticite? C’est dur, mais tellement cool! J’ai hate d’essayer ma propre levure :D Felicitation pour le pain au levain!!

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