Place a plaited string in the base of the plant and it will absorb the water on one side and feed the plant on the other. 25. The water will absorb through the string and feed the plant Credit: ...

For the following braiding sequence, number the strands of dough from 1–8 from left to right. Every time you move any strand it will take the new number of its position in the row.

Ingredients For the bread: 800g (1lb 12 oz) very strong white bread flour, plus extra for dusting; 4 tsp dried fast-action yeast; 2 tsp table salt ...