Monday, March 15, 2010

HBin5 Bread Braid #7















For the HBin5 Bread Braid #7, we had the Avocado-Guacamole bread and Pesto Pine Nut bread. Both hearty, snack-able breads!















No substitutions for the avocado bread, and my husband liked it. It was ok for me, I liked the hint of garlic. I think maybe I need to try it with some cheese...






























For the Pesto, I subbed walnuts for the pine nuts, and I used Trader Joe's pesto. My dough turned out really wet for this one, so my loaf is a little odd. I think this would be great with a pasta dinner. It was good right out of the oven, but I liked it even better toasted with some butter. I think this could be great for sandwiches, too!
















Visit Michelle at Big Black Dog to see how all the other bakers did!

10 comments:

Bonnie said...

Your loaves are beautiful! I made rolls and pizza crust with the pesto and we especially liked it. Loved the avocado bread for sandwiches. It is a bit bland but I found it worked great as a focaccia.

SavoringTime in the Kitchen said...

Your loaf turned out really well! I agree, this would taste wonderful with a pasta dinner.

Petra said...

the posted loafs look great. Nothing like a sandwich when the hunger gets a grip of you. These loafs are the perfect canvas for such a sandwic

Michelle said...

I toast most breads, I think just a simple toasting improves the flavor so much.

I really should make more loaves of bread or maybe less buns!

chow and chatter said...

looks great and love the photpgraphy

Femalechef said...

Looks really nice..........great job!!!

Cathy (Bread Experience) said...

Your bread looks really good. I made focaccia with the pesto pine nut dough and it tasted really good that way.

Elwood said...

Your breads look great. I made a baguette with the pesto bread and made some bruschetta. It is one of my favorites so far.

Unknown said...

Such beautiful loaves! I like the avocado bits showing in your guacamole bread. You can't beat a good slice of toast. I bet your pesto bread would make awesome "garlic bread"

Guff said...

Your breads turned out great. I was particularly partial to the pesto.