Reviewed: Feb. 5, 2012

I have made this bread a couple of times and it is wonderful in appearance, flavour and texture. The braid makes for a great presentation and everyone raved about it at Christmas Dinner. I used a package of cubed squash from Costco and cooked it in the microwave which saves a lot of work in cutting and peeling. Thank you for posting such a wonderful recipe. I now have trouble keeping up with all the requests!

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ValerieAnn

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Nov. 25, 2011

This was easy, fun and delicious! It turned out perfectly, just like the picture. I will be making this again and often!

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Living In: Townsend, Montana, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 22, 2011

This was a lot of fun to make, but considering the squash flavor is so subtle, I'd just as soon make regular bread and use my squash for something else. On the other hand, I think the squash gave this bread a nice texture if not flavor.

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Mollie Mary Frances

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Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Phoenix, Arizona, USA

Living In: Austin, Texas, USA

Reviewed: Nov. 5, 2011

A nice and easy bread recipe. The dough was a dream to work with. The bread went together easily. As did another reviewer, I rushed the rise times with no problem. I gave it approximately 40 minutes on its first rise and maybe 15 on it's second rise. I did make sure and keep it in a warm/draft free area. The inside was tender, airy and moist. The crust was also fairly soft but had a nice texture. I used "white whole wheat" flour as it is what I had on hand. I can't imagine it made much of a difference. In our family an entire butternut squash is too much. This allowed me to use some in the bread and the rest roasted as a side to our roasted chicken. Thanks!

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BEEAQUEEN

Reviewed: Nov. 3, 2011

Excellent bread! No, it's not "squashy" in taste, but great texture and flavor.

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Sheryl

Reviewed: Oct. 23, 2011

I made this for Thanksgiving and my family loved it. I didn't change a thing.

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Liz

Cooking Level: Expert

Reviewed: Oct. 16, 2011

Excellent recipe! I modified it by using wheat flour instead of whole wheat flour. I also substituted maple syrup for the sugar. I also added some maple syrup to the final egg wash. I think this recipe would be great with raisins in the dough; I am going to try that next time.

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KarenCanCook

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Owego, New York, USA

Living In: Newark, New Jersey, USA

Reviewed: Oct. 11, 2011

There are few comments on this bread being bland and I would agree. HOWEVER, i'm pretty sure this will be easily fixed with a little more salt. I think it probably needs about 3/4t. Other than that, the texture is awesome!! It is very moist, soft bread. I absolutely think this recipe will be perfect with a little more salt. It's almost perfect as it is (that's why I still gave it 5 stars). I also divided my bread (w/ a scale) and made one braid and a 9in round pan of 7 rolls. We've already eaten the rolls (still baked at 20 min) and they were fantastic. We haven't had the braid yet.

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robyn

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2011

I made this bread with one minor change: I used Hubbard squash, because that is what was we had from the garden. I kept all the other ingredients as per the recipe, but I made it in my stand mixer and let the dough hook do all the work. I made 2 braided loaves. One came undone at one end (not the recipe's fault, more like the cook's) But, it looked OK and everyone loved it, including me. It is great toasted or just eaten with butter and jam. Definitely a keeper. Did not last long enought to make sandwiches. It was gone in less than a day.

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goodworker

Reviewed: Oct. 9, 2011

I made this without altering the recipe at all. This is probably one of the best bread recipes I have ever used. The dough is so soft and nice to handle. The texture of the bread is beautiful and the taste....well, you just want to keep eating it. Definately a 5 star recipe!

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