3 Easy Tips for Braiding Bread . Braiding bread is just fun to do! Here are 3 easy tips I learned that make braiding ANY bread easy. . 1. Reinforce your strands: Before braiding, roll up each piece of dough into a log shape. Let the logs rest a minute for the gluten to relax and then roll to the desired thickness for your braid. This helps your dough not to break during the braiding process. . 2. “2nd to the TOP, 1st to the Middle” Use this little phrase to remember how to braid ANY number of st