Daring Bakers Challenge 8th Challenge : Danish Braid
June 29, 2008 at 12:02 am | In Challenge, Daring Bakers, baking, cooking challenge | 13 CommentsTags: baking, Danish, dough, fruit filling, pastry
Been a while since I had a chance to post here. The month of May was particularly nutty, so I had to skip the Opera Cake challenge. I was excited when I saw the June Challenge. The Danish braid was another opportunity to try my hand at flaky dough. We had done it once in cooking school and I was looking forward to trying it again. I read the recipe a couple of times, a little too quickly, I might add. It was not until last Sunday, the day I had set aside to make this recipe, that I realized the amount of time needed. I kinda missed the “5 hours, or overnight”, final resting period. So, I ended up doing it over two days.
The recipe, from Sherry Yard’s The Secrets of Baking, was relatively straight forward. I used a mixed fruit filling instead of the apple one suggested. We had a choice, luckily, and I had these frozen berries I wanted to use. I did a simple jam, based on the recipe presented in the video, included as a reference by our hosts for the challenge, Kelly of Sass & Veracity, and Ben of What’s Cookin’? The video also included a demonstration by Beatrice Ojakangas of the braiding techniques. Despite that, and the fact that I carefully counted slats on each side, I think I came out short somehow. There was a bit of last minute tucking and hiding (grin). The smell that emanated during baking was just incredible. The combination of orange and cardamom is to die for. I could barely wait long enough for it to cool before cutting a slice off. Turned out quite nicely. Another wonderful recipe added to the repertoire. Thanks again Daring Bakers for this opportunity!
BTW, Daring Bakers has moved to a new site and now offers a forum for non-members who wish to hang out with other bakers. The new site is here. Of course, new members are always welcome. Details on how to join are available here
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Glad your back. I like the neat little swirl look to the side of your braid.
Comment by Robyn — June 29, 2008 #
Funny how for many of us this month the challenge was in the timing. Great job, and glad to have you back among us.
Comment by Dolores — June 29, 2008 #
Oh I do love your picture making it look so rich . . . oh wait it was rich! Loverly braid.
Comment by MyKitchenInHalfCups — June 30, 2008 #
Wow, your layers look perfect! Great job on this month’s challenge!
Comment by Angela — June 30, 2008 #
your braid looks delicious!
Comment by Lorrie — June 30, 2008 #
Well done! It’s nice to be back in the DB saddle again isn’t it?!
Comment by breadchick — June 30, 2008 #
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Comment by Sophie — June 30, 2008 #
Nice job! Glad you’re back.
Comment by Claire — June 30, 2008 #
Very cool looking braid -
Comment by giz — July 1, 2008 #
Oh my goodness, look at the layering in your dough! It looks fantastic. Congrats on your successful challenge
Comment by Jen Yu — July 1, 2008 #
You’ve got like 54 layers! Nice
Comment by Lisa — July 1, 2008 #
Lots of layers, always a good thing.
Comment by Jenny — July 6, 2008 #
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