Just made this recipe for the first time this week. What a wonderful bread! We topped half with sesame seeds and half with poppy seeds. Didn't get as much oven spring as I was hoping for, but I think I may have worked too much additional flour into the dough while rolling out the strands. Will try again with less flour tomorrow. Thanks for the great recipe! Thanks for checking in, Laura - yes, more flour creates a drier, heavier loaf, so keep your hands greased and WORK that sticky dough! PJH

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