Braided Sweet Easter Bread
Recipe for a wonderfully fluffy Sweet Easter Bread made from yeast dough and braided into a 3,4, or 6 strand braid.
Zutaten
For the yeast dough
- 0.75 oz fresh yeast (21 gram) or 1 pack of active dry yeast (0.25 oz/7g)
- ¼ cup sugar 45 gram
- ½ cup milk lukewarm 125 ml
- 2+½ cup flour smooth 325 gram
- 3 egg yolks
- zest of half a lemon
- 2 tablespoons brown rum 40%
- 1 teaspoon vanilla sugar or ½ tsp. ground vanilla, vanilla flavor
- 1 pinch salt
- ¼ cup butter at room temperature 45 gram, or 4 tbsp. or 0.4 sticks of butter
- raisins optional
further
- flour for dusting and shaping
- 1 egg whisked, for brushing
- Coarse Grain Sugar or flaked almonds for sprinkling on top optional
Anleitung
- Separate the egg whites from the yolk.
- Dissolve the yeast with a little sugar in the lukewarm milk.
- Gradually mix in all of the other ingredients for the dough and stir well, using a wooden spoon, hand mixer or kitchen machine.
- Cover with a kitchen cloth and let rest for 30 minutes.
- Knead the dough on a floured work surface. If necessary, incorporate a little more flour. Form the dough into 3-6 equal strands and braid them into a braid. (see blog post).
- Cover with a kitchen cloth and leave to rest for another 30 minutes.
- Brush the Striezel with beaten egg and optionally sprinkle with coarse grain sugar or flaked almonds.
- Bake for 30 minutes at 170°C top and bottom heat.
Notizen
Serve in slices, optionally with with butter, honey or jam.
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März 6, 2023(c) by Angelika Kreitner-Beretits / Vienna Sunday Kitchen
https://www.vienna-sunday.kitchen/braided-easter-bread/