Bread Question

[donutsweeper]

I'm not sure anyone here will really know the answer, but maybe someone'll know where I can ask.  I spent all damn day making challah, followed the recipe exactly, but every time I make it the lovely braid effect gets ruined because of how it rises and bakes.  So it comes out like this:


with the lines of where the braids were, instead of looking all nice and pretty like this one from online:


anyone have any ideas what I'm doing wrong?

Comments

[donutsweeper.livejournal.com]

I guess I could try 2 hours instead, although I'm not sure how or why it would affect the in oven rising issue.

Oh- come to MN and I'll make you challah!