Breadness Buzz - "Honey, I Shrunk the Challah!", Can You Say, "Sorbet?"

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"Honey, I Shrunk the Challah!"

Readers of the Breadness Buzz may have seen my posts about our large, braided challah-inspired sourdough bread. We made it that way because it took 2 loaves of dough to make the 4 strands for that style of braid. The only problem was it costs as much as 2 loaves and it was too big for smaller families.

Early attempts at making a smaller challah with 1 loaf of dough didn't work as we ran out of braid very fast! However, I decided to revisit the 1-loaf dough challah, this time using a different style of braiding: the circular 4-strand braid.

As you can see from above photo, it turned out pretty nice!

I made 6 of these last Saturday and when customers saw them on the rack, they were snapped up right away. At half the price of the large challah, it's no wonder!

The photo below shows both loaves for comparison.

The peculiar thing about these challah-style braided breads is that although they are made from the same dough we use for making our batards, when stretched, braided and baked, they taste noticeably sweeter, and the texture is denser than our traditional loaves. It's a mystery. Must be the "bread angels" again...

The best way to partake of one of these loaves is to grab a "knob" of bread and tear it out of the loaf, add some butter (or dip the knob in some extra virgin olive oil) and enjoy a piece of heaven! (Due to the structure of these loaves, we can't slice them, so enjoy the tear-apart ritual!)

I've got a sourdough challah loaf set aside for samples this week. Hopefully there'll still be some left when you stop by the bakery.

And now for something completely different...

With winter turning to summer in a flash, I decided to whip up a couple batches of our refreshing Sorbet. Available in Strawberry and Pineapple flavors, these are made with organic, hand-cut fresh fruits, a healthy sugar-replacement that's actually good for your gut, organic lemon juice and Redmond Real Salt.

The items are blended till smooth, then poured into our ice cream maker. When ready, the sorbet gets hand packed into our eco-friendly paper cups, sealed and frozen.

A guilt-free indulgence, for sure!

Wow! What a Collection...

We baked 57 loaves in 9 different shapes/flavors. From top left to bottom right: XL Sourdough Country Loaf Batards; Challah Rounds (1-pound); Cinnamon Raisin Maple Walnut Challah Rounds; Cinnamon Raisin Maple Walnut Batards; Cinnamon Raisin Maple Walnut Boules; Cinnamon Raisin Maple Walnut Petites; Country Loaf Boules; Country Loaf Batards; Rustic Crust Country Loaves. I think this is a record for this much variety, baked in one day!

Here's what we have at the bakery for you this week...

(Availability subject to change - visit breadness.com to see what's currently available)

— Organic Artisan Sourdough Country Loaf (fresh or frozen)
(Boule, Batard, XL Batard, Challah, Petite, Bread Bowls, Slider Buns/Rolls)

— Organic Artisan Sourdough Country Loaf (Rustic Crust, Boule)

— Organic Artisan Cinnamon Raisin Maple Walnut Sourdough
(Boule, Batard, Petite, Challah)

— Organic Artisan Chocolate Sourdough (Boule)

— Organic Artisan Sourdough Flatbread Crisps
(Naked, Tuscan Herb, Smoked, Chocolate)

— Organic/non-GMO Blueberry Muffins* (Grain-free, Sugar-free)

— Organic/non-GMO Breadness Brûlée Muffins* (Gluten-neutral, Sugar-free)

— Organic/non-GMO Choco Chip Chookies* (Grain-free, Sugar-free)

— Organic/non-GMO Sourdough Shortbread* (Gluten-neutral, Sugar-free)

— Organic/non-GMO Strawberry Sorbet (Sugar-free)

— Organic/non-GMO Pineapple Sorbet (Sugar-free)

— Chocolate Chill (Gluten-free, Sugar-free, Keto, Vegan)

*Available Friday or Saturday

And our awesome lineup of Extra Virgin Olive Oils and Balsamic Vinegars, along with our Butters, Garlic Bread Spreadness, Cheese, Tapenades, Nut Butter, Fruit Spreads/Jams and Sourdough Pasta and Tomato Products from Italy!

Random Acts of Breadness is located at 2214 West Magnolia Blvd in Burbank, 2-1/2 blocks east of Buena Vista on the south side of the street.

We're open Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 12 to 6pm, and Sunday 11am to 4pm.

Order at breadness.com/#shop, or via DoorDash. We also ship locally and nationwide.

From our hands to yours...

Randall Michael Tobin
Artisan Baker/Chef
Breadness.com

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