White Chocolate Club Med Bread

There simply was no way to anticipate the flavor of

White Chocolate Club Med Bread.

It is delicious!

Rose says to let it cool for two hours

but I was impatient with curiosity

and sliced off the end

at the hour mark.

It was barely warm

which let the exquisite 

lighter than air texture and flavor

shine.

First plain and then with

strawberry jam, both were

nice but I prefer

it plain.

It is the delicate ballerina

white tutu of breads.

My daughter suggested it would make wonderful

bread pudding and I happily agreed.

It was hard to tear up  four slices of this lovely bread

It was worth it

With Black Arkansas caramelized apples

At first, I found it a bit peculiar

that Club Med gave

departing guests their own loaf as a gift,

never having heard of such a thing.

Lucky guests!

 Rose went above and beyond

to recreate it.

And this dough is not the easiest to work with.

It is sticky, fiddly and I guessed at the double fold over dough step.

By the end I had no hopes for it at all.

Whenever I reach the 

Oh bloody hell stage

 plopping it in the pan for final proofing,

it's always such a shock to

open the oven door to a beautiful

loaf of bread.

This yeast alchemy never ceases to amaze me.

The Baking Bible

by

Rose Levy Beranbaum