Cottage loaf

Cottage loaves are a particular shape of bread in which larger and smaller roughly spherical balls are squashed together, forming a cottage shape. The origins of the name and shape are unknown but extend back hundreds of years.

References

• http://recipes.chef2chef.net/recipe-archive/1/A01023.shtml
• http://www.recipetips.com/kitchen-tips/t--1103/basic-bread-cottage-loaf.asp?hlite=true&querytext=bread
• http://www.botham.co.uk/bread/bread1.htm