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🍞 How I Get My Sesame Seeds On There Like That
A lot of you have asked me, how do you get the seeds to coat the rope so evenly? Here’s the trick. It’s simpler than you’d think.
Set up two plates. The first one has a clean dish cloth on it, soaking wet, laid out flat. The second one has your seeds spread across it, white sesame on one, black sesame on another if you’re doing both.
Roll out your rope. Then take the rope and roll it gently across the wet cloth, just enough to moisten the whole surface. Then straight onto the seed plate and roll it through. The seeds grab the wet rope and coat it uniformly, top to bottom, no patches, no bald spots.
Pour the leftover seeds back into the container. Wipe the plate. Repeat with the next rope on the black sesame. By the time you’ve moved on to the third (plain) rope, the first two have had a minute to set and the seeds are stuck on solid.
Now braid the whole thing carefully. Egg wash before the proof. The plain rope gets straight egg yolk for that deep mahogany color. The two seeded ropes get the rest of the egg wash. Sprinkle a little Maldon salt on top, especially the bare rope.
Proof. Into the oven. And keep your aluminum foil handy because this dough is enriched and it’ll brown fast. Tent it the second the top is where you want it, even if the inside needs a few more minutes.
That’s the technique. Now the bread.
Henry ⭐🔥
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🍞 How I Get My Sesame Seeds On There Like That
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