Bread Braid Tutorial and Thanksgiving Printable

Bread Braid Tutorial and Thanksgiving Printable

       Hey friends!  As promised, here is the braided bread tutorial!  Sometimes I like to see things just to see how they make sense so hopefully this helps you.  Okay first, roll your dough in a large rectangle like it is listed below.  Don't worry about it being perfect...seriously...look at mine, it all turns out fine in the end :)

       Next I like to brush it with a little butter to keep it moist...when I say a little I mean a little...you don't want the inside to be soggy.  Then layer all your toppings as desired.  Next cut slits on the side as pictured below...about 1 inches apart...again, no need to pull out your measuring tape...just eye ball it.  Starting from the short end at the top, fold that in then take the left side and fold over, then the right one over, just like the picture below.  I like to make the ends touch the opposite end of the filling.

       Finish the last short end just the way you started the first end.  Brush the top with butter and cook according to directions.  I like to let mine rise a little before cooking...but it turns out great the other way too if you can't wait a minute longer :)  See how delicious this looks below!  My kids LOVE this sandwich and always ask for seconds.  Add a salad on the side and you're good to go! Now get going!

       Okay, as promised I have a fun Thanksgiving Printable for you...let me explain how it works.  These should print off fine on an 8.5X11 piece of paper...just off of your computer.  Print out a copy of each, or with my family we did 2 copies of each.  The first is your "Thankful" tree and I stuck mine in a sheet protector instead of laminating it but you could do either.  Then cut out each leaf and acorn and each day have your children write something they are thankful for (or you can all decide on one thing and have a leaf for each day of November).  Now you can tape it or attach with glue dots to your laminated or sheet protected tree!  We displayed ours in our kitchen so we can see it throughout the day and be reminded of all the things that we are grateful for!  Why did we print off 2 of each??  We chose 1 family who has done a lot to help us or others and we got it all ready for them, cut out the leaves, put it in a sheet protector etc. and gave it to them so they could share in the fun!  Make as many copies as you would like, share them, have fun spreading your "Thanks" but please remember these are for personal use only, no gain from my pain :)  Send them back here if they want to make copies so you can share the wealth :)  Enjoy!

- Kristin