Sunday, June 29, 2008

Daring Bakers -- Danish Braid!

The Daring Baker have decided it's time for more yeast. This months challenge was a Danish Braid. I'm going to keep my post short. (I appoligize in advance for the crummy pictures. The lighting in my house was terrible at 9 PM)

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I made my braid on Friday. I started around 10 AM and it finished baking at 9 PM. That wouldn't have bothered me so much, but the whole bottom of my braid was burnt. Pitch black. Thankfully that was the one part that burnt. The filling and the top stayed nice and fluffy/flaky. But nearly twelve hours and I burnt it!!

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It didn't seem like I had any problem doing the turns, but I'm not sure since this is my first time making anything like this.

The filling was pineapple/cheese, and I got the recipe from Carole Walter's "Great Coffee Cakes, Sticky Buns, Muffins & More". I liked the filling a lot, but I should've added more. I added a crumb topping from the same book to the top.

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Anway, as for why it burnt, I'm not sure. I didn't have any parchment paper so I wasn't able to use that one the pan. Instead I greased it with margarine. Is that the reason why?

Please go to this months hosts blog for the recipe, as well as great pictures of the process!
Sass and Veracity and What's Cooking

24 comments:

Erin said...

Your braid looks great! The pineapple-cheese filling sounds delicious.

Robyn said...

Burnt or not, the braid does look good!

Susie Homemaker said...

It doesn't look burnt to me! i think it looks awesome! And pineapple? Geez...

Karen said...

Your braid looks perfect...so flaky and good! I think the pineapple filling would be fantastic with this bread. Great job!

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Unknown said...

It looks beautiful and tasted delicious. =)

giz said...

Delicious counts. Why was it burnt.. I guess could be a few things... margarine - doesn't usually work well for me - I just don't think there's enough fat there or where did you position it in the oven or is the bottom of the oven hotter than the top?

Listen to me - one might think I almost know what the heck I'm talking about.

breadchick said...

OH I love the idea of pineapple cheese filling! Well done danish!!

Dolores said...

I'm sorry it burnt on you. Pineapple and cheese sounds like a lovely tropical filling, and I'm glad it tasted good.

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Patti said...

I love the idea for your filling . . . it looks fabulous.

Mother Bliss said...

Hmmm... pineapple... sounds interesting. I'm sorry to hear it burned after all that time you put into it. But it still looks lovely in the picture!

linda said...

Wonderful braid! Mine was burnt too, not completely black but it definitely had an effect on the taste :(

Madam Chow said...

The braid looks great from the top, and I am soooo impressed that you are 15 and you made this! By the way, that Carole Walters book - the Sticky Buns, etc., is FANTASTIC. I love it, too.
Madam Chow
http://www.mzkitchen.com

Milli said...

I would love to try the pineapple cheese filling...yummmmm
and good job on ur braid!

Rebecca of "Ezra Pound Cake" said...

It burned! Arrrrrrrrrrgh. Same thing happened to me with some biscuits. I had the baking sheet too low in the oven. Maybe you, too?

Rebecca
http://www.ezrapoundcake.com

ShellyH said...

I think your braid looks fantastic! I came across your blog tonight via the foodie blog roll and I am enjoying it!

dailydelicious said...

Pineapple cheese, I really want to try it.

~Amber~ said...

Your filling sounds amazing! Beautiful looking braid.

I baked mine on my stone (no parchment paper) and it didn't burn. But that's the magic of the stone, it is very hard to burn anything when you cook/bake it on a stone. You could have had the pan to low in the oven, and if your heat source is on the bottom of the oven it makes things burn pretty easily.

Jen Yu said...

Doesn't look burnt at all (mine burned on the bottom a tad). Your braid is lovely and flaky looking - yum! Great job :)

Unknown said...

I thought it looked GREAT!!! SO nice and flaky. Pineapple and cream cheese sounds wonderful.

Miss Ifi said...

awwwww sorry to hear that your beautiful braid burned.. but it is truly beautiful!!! it looks so flaky and yummy!!!
Congratulations on your challenge!

Lunch Buckets said...

It sounds delicious - and really doesn't look like it's at all burned.

Christine said...

Great job! The filling sounds wonderful, and the pastry looks flaky.

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