Fresh, homemade braided yeast bread ππ It always tastes amazing and is so simple to make ππ
Here’s how to do it π
Ingredients:
For the Dough:
- 500g All-Purpose Flour (Type 550)
- 230ml Milk
- 20g Fresh Yeast
- 5g Salt
- 50g Sugar
- 1 Egg
- 70g Soft Butter
- Zest of 1 Organic Lemon
For Brushing:
- 1 Egg Yolk
- Pearl Sugar (as needed)
- Gently warm the milk.
- Put all the dough ingredients into your stand mixer and knead for 10 minutes at medium speed.
- Cover the dough and let it rest in a warm place for 1 hour.
- Divide the dough into 3 balls, each about 300g. Roll these into strands.
- Braid the strands together to form a loaf.
- Let the braided loaf rest, covered, for 30 minutes.
- Brush the loaf with egg yolk and sprinkle it with pearl sugar.
- Bake at 170Β°C (convection) for 25-30 minutes. Place a tray of water in the bottom of the oven to create enough steam.
Enjoy your meal! ππ
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