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I'm often asked how I get our bread to look 'pretty' and not just a lumpy mass of dough. I finally remembered to take pictures of the easy steps that I use. It doesn't matter what size loaf I make, this works great for all my yeast bread recipes.
It all starts with your basic ball of dough (the whole wheat recipe I use is here) - and I LOVE my Tupperware rolling mat!
Roll the ball of dough flat into the shape of a rectangle that slightly longer than the length of your bread pan.
Tightly roll the dough up (cinnamon roll style).
The ends will look a little yucky, so I tuck the end under the loaf.
Drop the loaf into your bread pan (I use Norpro Nonstick Bread Pans
Enjoy!
Just wanted to pass along a little something that is Working for Me!