4 Unique and Cute Bread Shapes, From Flowers to Crocodiles
Unique bread shapes go beyond round and square. See flower, animal, braided and cocoon breads, from rose buns to the crocodile bread of Betawi weddings.
Bread comes in many shapes, not just one. If you have always thought bread is either round or square, think again. Some breads have unique and eye-catching shapes. They are designed that way to whet the appetite of whoever is about to eat them. A distinctive shape can also boost sales, because people love anything out of the ordinary. Take a look at these unique bread shapes:
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Flower Shapes
The first shape is the flower. These breads have petals that resemble a real blossom, and they can be baked or fried. The most popular one is rose bread, shaped like an unopened rosebud, with a filling of chocolate sprinkles (meses) or chocolate. For wedding gift baskets (seserahan), there is also sunflower bread. Its trademark is a dough cut into many small pieces that look like sunflower petals. Making sunflower bread takes precision and patience, because the petals have to be shaped one by one.
Animal Shapes
Besides flowers, the next unique shape is the animal. The animal breads you see most often are crocodile bread and fish bread. The dough is shaped to look like a fish or a crocodile. On the fish, the scales are the feature. The crocodile bread is made to look very much like a real crocodile, with a long mouth, sharp scales and a pointed tail. Crocodile bread is widely used in traditional Betawi wedding gifts.
Braided Bread (Roti Kepang)
The next shape is braided bread, or roti kepang. As the name suggests, it is made to look like a woman's braided hair. The dough is divided into three strips of equal length, and a sausage is tucked into each braid. Bread in this shape is usually more savory than sweet.
Cocoon
In 2016 and 2017, cookies and soft breads shaped like cocoons have been a big hit. The bread is made to resemble the ridged body of a cocoon, and the black head can be made from chocolate or choco chips.
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These are some of the unique and, of course, delicious bread shapes. We hope this information is useful to you.
