Oh, how I love this bread! I made it when it first was featured on your catalog this last (later part of) summer. I didn't have the fancy baker, so I used my corningware - turned out FABULOUS! We were actually in the process of moving into our (first!) new home, so I wanted something special to toast up for breakfast because, really, I didn't know where the rest of my food was at that point! My one year old son even liked this bread - I just left the nuts out. I suppose it would work well with apricots too, for a tangy summer bread? My only complaint is that after making it, I wasn't paying attention while packing and got too close to the cooling 450 degree Corningware - I now sport a 3 inch long, 1.5 inch wide scar on my inner wrist/forearm from brushing up against the rim of the darned pot - talk about an instant 2nd degree burn! But, it was so worth it to have that lovely loaf of bread to break in our new home with family and friends! Just mind the cooling ceramic pot!! And anyway...what baker is worth their salt (or sugar, or cocoa...) without a few battle scars? I just figure I've gotten my fair share already at 27 with this one... ;) WOW, Andrea. OUCH. So sorry! But you're right all of us in the test kitchen have at least one horizontal scar across the underside of our forearms, courtesy of hitting a hot oven rack where the potholder ends... Glad the bread "toasted" your new home! PJH

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