Hey everyone, it’s Louise, welcome to my recipe page. Today, I’m gonna show you how to make a special dish, zopf/ swedish bread. One of my favorites. This time, I am going to make it a little bit tasty. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Zopf (Swiss Braid) Just as each culture seems to have its everyday bread, each also seems to have its "weekend" bread: bread made with more expensive ingredients, bread a step up the richness ladder from the typical flour/water/yeast/salt loaf. Zopf/ Swedish bread Made this for the first time many years ago. Just found my recipe and was delighted as this was a favorite bread. Ready to make many, many loafs again!!!
Zopf/ Swedish bread is one of the most favored of current trending foods in the world. It’s easy, it’s fast, it tastes yummy. It’s enjoyed by millions every day. Zopf/ Swedish bread is something which I have loved my whole life. They’re fine and they look fantastic.
To get started with this particular recipe, we must first prepare a few ingredients. You can have zopf/ swedish bread using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve it.
The ingredients needed to make Zopf/ Swedish bread:
- Prepare dough
- Make ready 1 1/3 cup low fat milk, warmed to 100 degrees
- Make ready 1 packages rapid rise yeast
- Get 1/2 tsp sugar
- Take 3 3/4 cup bread flour
- Prepare 1 egg yolk
- Make ready 2 1/4 tbsp salted butter, room temperature
- Take 1 egg white reserved from yolk
This is a simple enriched bread made with flour, milk, yeast, butter and egg. Since this is an enriched dough, I did not want to take the egg away from the bread. Put bread on a sheet metal, covered with backing paper, sweep with water. Before baking, sweep with the yellow of an egg.
Instructions to make Zopf/ Swedish bread:
- Dissolve yeast in warm milk and sugar in small bowl. Proof several minutes.
- In a large mixing bowl with dough hook attachment add egg yolk, butter, and flour, proofed yeast in milk.
- Blend on low for 2 minutes.
- Continue to beat on low speed for 6 minutes. This simulates kneading.
- On lightly floured surface , divide the dough into three equal pieces.
- Roll each section into a 16" rope.
- Braid pieces together and place on greased cooking tray.
- Cover with a damp cloth and let the dough rise for 1 hour. It should double in size. It is important at this step to keep dough in a warm area.
- Now preheat oven to 425°F. Beat egg white and brush over dough. Bake 20-25minutes or until a lovely golden brown.
- Enjoy this bread warm out off the oven!
Put bread on a sheet metal, covered with backing paper, sweep with water. Before baking, sweep with the yellow of an egg. This Swiss Braided Bread contains milk and butter, which gives it a lovely soft texture. It's important to allow a long enough rise time after kneading and then again after shaping. Add all the ingredients into the pan according to the order in the manufacturer's instructions.
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