Hello everyone.
Has anyone heard of these marriage breads before? They're specifically made in Crete, Greece, but maybe in other places as well? They're decorative breads that are traditionally given as a gift to the married couple. I don't know much more about them, and the recipes I find do not explain how these breads last in time; I've seen such breads hanged in the wall, for example.
So, I suppose, my question would be, does anyone have a clue how such a bread would be made so that it lasts in time?
You can read the article I found this picture from here, http://www.bostanistas.gr/?i=bostanistas.el.article&id=4262 but it is in Greek and you'd have to translate.
I'd like to make such a bread for a gift, and I'm hoping to make it look really nice, but I'm not sure if I can do this! Any advice that would help me is welcome!
You can read the article I found this picture from here, http://www.bostanistas.gr/?i=bostanistas.el.article&id=4262 but it is in Greek and you'd have to translate.
I'd like to make such a bread for a gift, and I'm hoping to make it look really nice, but I'm not sure if I can do this! Any advice that would help me is welcome!
and don't add any leavening or salt to the dough for longer life.
Google: dead dough
http://www.breadhitz.com/pdfdvd/pro3nonyeastdecdoughsyrup.pdf
Is any portion of this ever eaten? If not after baking put it in a warm oven for a long time to dry it. I wonder if there are any insects that would find it attractive as food or a home.
Gerhard