This is the second bread I made for the BBA Challenge. We had to bake a Greek Celebration bread. I choose the Christopsomos. You need two days to make this bread. The first day you prepare the polish and the next day you mix the polish with rest of the ingredients.
Lot's of flavors going on in this bread. During the kneading process spices, nuts, fruits and extracts are added to the dough: cinnamon, cloves, allspice, nutmeg, orange extract, almond extract, golden raisins, dried cranberries, and walnuts.
This was my first experience with a Greek Celebration Bread. I have never tasted one before. At first I did not fall in love with the bread but the more I eat it the more I like it. I especially liked it toasted with butter.
I don't think I will make this bread again but I am satisfied with the results. I learned new techiniques. Next recipe we are making are bagels.
Greek Celebration Breads from other BBA’ers:
Pinch My Salt
The Yumarama Bread Blog
Appoggiatura
Italian Food Forever
White Apples A Blog
Wow 2 days...I admire your patience and your bread baking talents. It looks great.
ReplyDeleteIt certainly looks and sounds wonderful. I really enjoy using dried fruits and nuts in baking.
ReplyDeleteit looks really pretty, but I can see that it would be an acquired taste.
ReplyDeleteWhat a great challenge! I haven't tried this bread. It looks superb!
ReplyDeleteLooks like a bready version of a good pannetone! Lovely flavours and aromas in it, I'm sure!
ReplyDeleteGreat job :)
Your bread is gorgeous.
ReplyDeleteGreat job and have fun with the bagels.
Susie
Yes, agree. As soon as I saw the photo I thought: toasted with butter!
ReplyDeleteIt looks so good! Imagine eating with butter on it *drool*
ReplyDeleteIt's a gorgeous bread and loaded with goodies! It turned out perfect for all of your work!
ReplyDeleteThis bread look delicious I nuts and fruits with jam and butter .Yum!
ReplyDeleteThanks for sharing this wonderful bread recipe:)
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I can only imagine the wonderful aromas coming from your kitchen Helene:D
ReplyDeleteIt looks so beautiful. Love the addition of the dried fruits and nuts.
ReplyDeleteMmm that bread looks so good! I need to try some recipes from that book.
ReplyDeleteI love BBA, but this is one of the few recipes I haven't made yet. I'll have to try it!
ReplyDeleteIts sure that food is your passion..very nice click.
ReplyDeleteI'm glad that it gradually grew on you! I thought I would have had to ask you for the loaf so I'd finish it, hee hee :)
ReplyDeleteThis bread looks so delicious! What a lovely photo as well.
ReplyDeleteThat's one beautiful bread, can't wait to see the bagels :)
ReplyDeleteWhat a fantastic photo. The bread looks really delicious.
ReplyDeleteIt looks like it has a good texture, and I like the sound of the spices.
ReplyDeleteIt's hard when you put this much work into something and you don't quite like it! I felt that way about the Anadama, to be honest...but it looks perfect! The bagels were very satisfying to make...and I'm looking forward to a lot of the "C" breads too!
ReplyDeleteLooks so yummy.
ReplyDeleteI amde the basoc greek celebration bread from the book and we were in love with it from the first bite.
I am surprised to hear you didn't like them.
It really looks so good.
It looks so gorgeous!!!! I can't wait to make this one! I'm sorry you weren't crazy about it, but I am glad that it grew on you!
ReplyDeleteYour bread is gorgeous...I love the texture of it and the fruit just shows up so nicely. The spicing wasn't for an every day kind of bread, was it? But I can see it being a celebration bread and fun to have during the holidays. It was fun to experience it as I am a new baker...very new...this was my 3rd loaf of bread ever. Yours is lovely.
ReplyDeleteThese flavors grow on you and one day you find yourself craving it. Your bread turned out great!
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ReplyDeletebread sound delish.. yummm!!
ReplyDeleteI also liked it toasted with butter! I hope I do make it again, but I think it will be more of a holiday bread for me. It could feed a small army!
ReplyDeleteA nice bakery as we like to have every day ... a beautiful picture, a beautiful idea and it's happiness I love ...
ReplyDeleteyour first try? most impressive, helene--it looks positively perfect!
ReplyDeleteHelene, a fabulous job on the Christopsomo...I wish I couls sink my teeth into it now.
ReplyDeleteYour bread looks great with the fruit and nuts! I'm imagining how delicious a toasted piece of it with butter must be.
ReplyDeleteI now what you mean, reminds me my first homemade phyllo dough. I made just one time in my life and was enough-
ReplyDeleteThe bread sound so good.
oh wow you're definitely a bread expert. It looks per-fect!
ReplyDeleteI can't say I've ever tried Greek bread, but this one looks delicious. Looking forward to your bagels!
ReplyDeleteOoh teas, toasted with butter!!
ReplyDeleteYour bread is gorgeous!
Wow! Helene, your bread beckons...it looks absolutely gorgeous. Well done!
ReplyDeleteYeah I was not really happy with this bread either. Now the bagels ohhh...heaven in a circular form.
ReplyDeleteNow the brioche I am going to love because butter and a chance to lose my left ventricle.
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ReplyDeleteJe pense qu'avec tous ces fruits et épices, ce pain devait être délicieux malgré le travail qu'il t'a demané.
ReplyDeleteI can help you nibble if there's some left Helene. Looks lovely. I love nuts & cranberries in loaves & am so envious of the BBAs! Your loaf is lovely & I'm glad it grew on you! Looking forward to the bagels!
ReplyDelete¨What a gorgeous loaf of bread! Really tempting!
ReplyDeleteCheers,
Rosa
I love your photo! Looks delish! I don't know if I'd have the patience to wait 2 days!!
ReplyDeleteEn tout cas, il est superbe !
ReplyDeleteHelene
ReplyDeleteYou are doing this too. Seems everyone is in on it. I'm jealous. I just don't have that time right now. Looks captivating, appealing, wonderful. I want this at thanksgiving and christmas with lots of butter. Or, maybe french toasted.
I subscribed to your blog, but didn't get the notice. That seems to happen a lot to my favorite bloggers.
Bonjour Hélène, j'ai une surprise pour toi sur mon blog.
ReplyDeletePasse une belle journée.
Josée
Beautiful picture! The bread looks absolutely delicious....
ReplyDeleteLovely! I like the crumb, yours is so light and airy.
ReplyDeleteThis bread sounds pretty wonderful. It has tons of great spices we love, and definitely the touch of orange is appreciated.
ReplyDeleteBeautifully done! I love breads with dried fruit.
ReplyDeleteLovely loaf!!
ReplyDeleteI love baking bread, something so satisfying about it. This bread looks nice, and so many great flavors... toasted with melted butter mmmmmm.
ReplyDeletewow that sounds so good ..great job..it looks so perfect!
ReplyDeleteOh, that looks sooo good... I never made real bread... only fat one that bakes on the same day :)
ReplyDeleteThat is one beautiful bread. And with all of those flavors I can see why it is made for a celebration! Delicious!
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