Earlier on my blog I featured a post on "Country Braid" bread, in that post I shared with you that I could not remember the source of the recipe. I believe that I found this recipe somewhere on the Internet when looking for bread recipes, I have had it for a few years and cannot be sure. After posting and trying to figure out the source for this recipe, it has drove me crazy as to where the recipe originated from. I have looked through every cookbook I own, done an extensive search on the Internet and still could not find this recipe. With that said my search did lead me to contact information to the original recipes owner, I was elated. My sister emailed her and ask her if I could feature her story on my blog and she so kindly said "yes". I now have a connection to the recipe. My recipe reads: 2007 CV Fair Best White Bread / First Place Country Braids Sandi Niquette

This is a picture of Sandi when she took first place in a yeast baking contest at the Champlain Valley Fair in 1970 using the Country Braid recipe. She again was so very kind to share this newspaper clipping, what a great surprise. This is what cooking and sharing recipes is all about. It always brings people together. Thank You!! Sandi
   

This picture is of the Country Braid bread I made using Sandi's recipe for a fair yeast bread entry in 2013, for which I took first place.  Next is a picture of the Country Braid bread I made using Sandi's recipe for a fair yeast bread entry in 2013, for which I took first place.

This is a picture of my freshly baked bread, ready for the fair.