I am fascinated with braided bread. I don’t know why this is on my “I want to be able to do this” list, maybe because it is a mix of baking and textiles, which are two of my favorite things. In the interest of showing the real, I shall share my first plaited loaf. Well, sort of plaited. I attempted Paul Hollywood’s 8-strand loaf, but I need to practice with rope first because I’m not getting it. So I defaulted to a four strand since have that down pat. Then during the second rise it just became a loaf. A lumpy loaf. Hmm. This is something I’m going to have to practice some more, which is not honestly a hardship!