Okay, so I have to update what I said about the best ever brownies last time. This is my new favorite recipe from Baking with Julia! We made it as part of our Christmas Treat Advent today. I've honestly never had better soft bread in my life. It's slightly sweet with a perfectly balanced hint of cardamom. The sliced almonds and pearl sugar on top add great textural contrast. If you still don't believe how good this is, we baked it tonight and there is only this much left:
I just keep going back for one more slice! Honey makes it even better.
I would never attempt a bow again though. It was harder than the braid and pretty much blended into the loaf. Other than that, I would definitely make this again! Kyle mixed up the dough as written, except we didn't have cardamom seeds, so he just used 1/2 teaspoon cardamom powder. I'm pretty sure this would still be good without the pearl sugar, so if you don't have that, give it a try anyway! Here's the recipe and other blogger's experience.
I agree on how good this was, probably my favorite recipe too! It looks stunning!
ReplyDeleteYes - I think this is one of the best recipes we have done from the book to date and it seems to be successful with almost everyone!
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done!
Great looking wreath. Your bow looks good! I didn't make a bow....don't know why I didn't notice that when making this?!
ReplyDeleteIt really is a good bread. We loved it and I would make it again in a heartbeat!
Your wreath is beautiful! This is definitely one of the better recipes from the book. I will be making this again soon. Looks tasty with the honey.
ReplyDeleteI agree - this is really one of the best recipes we've tackled so far. I predict it's going to become a tradition around here.
ReplyDeleteYour bread turned out beautifully! I didn't have pearl sugar on hand and I agree with you, it still turned out delicious.
ReplyDeleteThe Pulla looks awesome!!! I had nominated you for the 'Liebster Award'. Please grab your badge from here
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