Braided Sweet Bread

April 15, 2017

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Braided sweet bread: a soft milk based dough (optionally filled with raisins, dried fruit or chocolate), painted with egg yolks and baked until golden. It’s time we bond with bread again.

1 teaspoon baker's yeast
1 teaspoon sugar
1 teaspoon warm water
16 ounces white flour
1 teaspoon salt
3.5 ounces sugar
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
3.5 ounces ground hazelnuts
3.5 ounces raisins (or dark chocolate, or other dried fruit)
3 ounces melted butter
2 eggs
7 ounces warm milk
Poppy seeds to taste
1 egg yolk
Oil

Stir up yeast, sugar and warm water in a small cup. Set aside for 10 minutes, or until the mixture starts to rise. In a larger bowl, combine flour, salt, sugar, vanilla extract, hazelnut, raisins and stir...
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Nutritions

Calories
474

Sodium
512mg
21% DV

Fat
19g
29% DV

Protein
14g
28% DV

Carbs
61g
20% DV

Fiber
3g
12% DV