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to use pottery and not something like a metal Bundt pan, which would bake the bread too quickly Although we schlepp the molds back from Alsace for the French Pastry School, you can find ceramic kougelhof molds or monkey bread molds online through retailers If you want to order them directly from Alsace, there is a site called www.alsacedepot.com that will ship You can also bake them in a kougelhof silicone mold sold through www.demarleathome.com, which is a great and very practical option, though of course you won’t have the patina that a ceramic mold develops Yeast breads are not normally baked in ceramic molds, but in Alsace we have been baking our kougelhof this way since the Middle Ages In addition to the classic couronne with the hole in the middle, the old ceramic molds come in many different shapes, each one symbolizing a specific holiday There are fleurs-de-lis for rich kings, stars for the Christmas holidays, lambs for Easter, couples for marriages, and more I have been collecting antique Alsatian molds for years, beginning with the black ceramic kougelhof mold that I salvaged from my father’s bakery on the day that it was sold JACQUY’S TAKEAWAYS >> The rule of thumb for yeast doughs is that you fill your pan halfway full with dough This will leave enough room for it to rise >> Never, ever refrigerate bread Refrigerating bread ... the Middle Ages In addition to the classic couronne with the hole in the middle, the old ceramic molds come in many different shapes, each one symbolizing a specific holiday There are fleurs-de-lis for rich kings,... practical option, though of course you won’t have the patina that a ceramic mold develops Yeast breads are not normally baked in ceramic molds, but in Alsace we have been baking our kougelhof this way since the Middle Ages... with the black ceramic kougelhof mold that I salvaged from my father’s bakery on the day that it was sold JACQUY’S TAKEAWAYS >> The rule of thumb for yeast doughs is that you fill your pan halfway full