It might not have been the intention to make holiday bread, but when it’s bright red, well….

What can I say?

Some of them are more purple, some a lovely shade of rose, and some are even gold or multicolored. Beets do come in a variety of shades….

Still, they all look rather festive I think.

Cathy, of Bread Experience, our host kitchen for the month, baked this Sourdough Beet Challah three times before she was happy with the color, texture and taste.

The third time was ‘the charm’

The shade of red on the final recipe is gorgeous!

Personally, I think the flavor of the red beets would be a perfect foil for smoked salmon on my holiday table.

If you want to try your hand go to Bread Experience for the recap of her efforts as well as the recipe and the details for being a Bread Baking Buddy this month.

Cathy’s Beet Bread

Karen’s Beet Bread

Lien’s Beet Bread

Elle’s Beet Bread

Elizabeth’s Beet Bread

Kelly’s Beet Bread

Tanna’s Beet Bread

Judy’s Beet Bread

 

And that’s it for the Babes in December….

And the Babes are:

 The Bread Baking Babes

A Messy Kitchen – Kelly
Bake My Day – Karen
blog from OUR kitchen – Elizabeth
Bread Experience – Cathy
Feeding My Enthusiasms – Elle
All Roads Lead to the Kitchen – Heather
Judy’s Gross Eats – Judy
Life’s a Feast – Jamie
Ilva Beretta Photography Blog – Ilva
Karen’s Kitchen Stories – Karen
My Diverse Kitchen — Aparna
My Kitchen In Half Cups – Tanna
Notitie Van Lien – Lien
And me…. Thyme for Cooking – Katie 

From the BBBBB (Bitchin’ Bread Baking Babe Bibliothécaire).