When Ruth asked me if I would like to join her to a baking class at Le Pain Quotidien last week I couldn't have said yes fast enough. While I have 'baked' many things in my life, I have never really made them fully from scratch. And the thought of learning how to bake fresh brioche, cinnamon rolls AND challah?? Well, color me excited!
Here lay the atmosphere...
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the measurement tools [no fooling around]...
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I may not know how to braid hair well, but I can braid a mean challah. First up, 3 braid...
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2 braid...
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oh, the smell that these little cinnamon rolls made literally had me weak in the knees...
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now we wait...
the beautiful end result...
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hollaaaa!
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Photos: Robin West
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