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One of my family’s favorite bread is Vermont Whole Wheat Oatmeal Honey Bread<\/strong> from King Arthur Baking company. Since March, this bread has been on my baking rotation and it’s a delicious, reliable loaf that is sure to please. Recently, I was trying to figure out how to make it well, prettier! I know it may sound silly making whole wheat bread pretty, but after making so many other no-knead, overnight artisan bread, I thought it might be fun to tinker a bit. And boy, was I blown away by the results!<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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I used the recipe that would normally yield 2 loaves of bread. So, instead of the normal shape, I shaped one into a loaf and the other into a beautiful round boule – like a Pumpkin<\/strong>! I also took the opportunity to practise my bread scoring, and the end results exceeded my expectations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Even though both loaves of bread tastes similar, it’s nice to switch things up. It’s fun to make a pretty shape that is appealing both to the eyes as well as the stomach. When I shared the outcome of my experiment with friends on Facebook everyone was very excited about this. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

I thought it might be fun to share how I put this together. Someone mentioned this would be a lovely hostess gift, or something to bring to a party, and I think that is an excellent idea! Also, this pretty pumpkin shaped bread will just be the thing for the autumn season – perfect complement for harvest theme meals. This will look very appropriate at your Thanksgiving table too! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

For this post, I will focus on what I have done to shape the bread<\/strong>. I am including the adapted recipe I used for making and shaping one round bread. In addition, I plan to test this method using other regular yeasted whole wheat \u201csandwich bread\u2019 recipes. So much fun to tinker and experiment! <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Preparing the dough and Materials for shaping the bread<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Make and prep the bread dough as directed in the recipe. Once it has completed its proofing Step 4 of recipe, move to the shaping stage.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will need a large piece of parchment paper, kitchen twine (100% cotton, food grade – the same type you would use for tying up roasts and meat), a dutch oven (or an oven safe pot with cover), and a baker’s lame (or a razor, but be extremely careful!).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Making Whole Wheat Bread Pretty<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Start by cutting a piece of parchment paper larger than the dutch oven, approximately 15″x15″. I used a Staub 4qt dutch oven for this. Next, cut out 4 lengths of kitchen twine, approx 15 to 20 inches each.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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Then, lay them on top of the parchment paper like so.<\/p>\n\n\n\n