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]

cooking friend and I have lost touch :( but I do know someone else that makes challah occasionally and I'll ask her.

hmmm, maybe I should try a different recipe then. I just want it to look good!