Ingredients
- 500 g strong bread flour
- 230 g warm milk
- 1 egg
- 70 g soft butter
- 50 g sugar
- 25 g fresh yeast
- 8 g salt
- 1 egg for brushing
Step-by-step
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- Put the milk, yeast and sugar in the mixing bowl and set 2 min/37°C/speed 2.
- Add the egg, flour, butter and salt and mix 20 sec/speed 6.
- Knead 5 min/closed bowl/dough mode.
- Let the dough rise in a covered bowl until doubled in volume, about 70 min.
- Divide the dough into three strips of the same thickness.
- Braid the three strips and seal the ends well.
- Place the braid on a tray and let it rise another 40 min.
- Brush with beaten egg.
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180°C for 28 min until golden.
- Let cool on a rack.
Tips
- Sprinkle flaked almonds before baking for a crunchy touch.
- Do not braid too tightly so it grows well while rising.
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