Laowai

Today I’ve been trying to make Zopf, a traditional Swiss braided bread. All the moms at Bea’s playgroup are asked to make this particular recipe to raise funds at the local Christmas Market. I’d say other than dealing with three-year-old mind games this is the most challenging thing I’ve done in the last few months. I started with the recipe – in German. When I translated it on Google it was still a little ambiguous. So I’ve been looking up recipes on the internet all day to compare ingredients and directions. I’ve had to do a bunch of conversions from metric weights to cups and teaspoons. And I’ve been watching clips on YouTube trying to figure out how to braid it properly. I didn’t think it would take this much thought, but I guess I’m motivated to try to get it right by the thought of showing up with lame loaves that no one will want to buy. I did a test run this morning and now I’m making my revised recipe that will hopefully come out looking OK.

Ah what have I gotten my self into? Wish me luck.