Braided Sesame Seed Bread
photo by Wildflour
- Ready In:
- 1hr 30mins
- Ingredients:
- 11
- Serves:
-
10
ingredients
- 354.88 ml hot milk
- 59.14 ml sugar
- 14.79 ml salt
- 118.29 ml butter
- 24.64 ml active dry yeast
- 118.29 ml warm water
- 2 eggs
- 1537.83 ml flour
- 1 egg
- 29.58 ml butter
- 29.58 ml sesame seeds or 29.58 ml poppy seeds
directions
- Into hot milk, stir sugar, salt, and 1/2 cup butter.
- Cool to lukewarm.
- Sprinkle yeast over warm water in bowl.
- Stir to dissolve.
- Stir in lukewarm milk mixture.
- Add 2 eggs and 3 cups flour and beat at high speed for 2 minutes.
- With a wooden spoon gradually beat in 3 1/2 cups flour and mix with hand until dough is stiff enough to leave the side of the bowl.
- Knead for 10 minutes or until elastic.
- Place dough in lightly greased large bowl.
- Turn dough over to bring up greased side.
- Cover with towel and let rise for 1 1/2 hours in warm place.
- Divide dough in half and cut each half into thirds.
- Roll each third into 26" long strips.
- Braid three strips and pinch ends together.
- On a large greased cookie sheet, form braid into a ring (6 inches in diameter).
- Mix egg with 2 tablespoons water and brush top.
- Brush with 2 tablespoons melted butter.
- Let rise 1 hour.
- Preheat oven to 375.
- Brush with rest of egg mixture and put sesame or poppy seeds on top.
- Bake 45 minutes or until golden brown.
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RECIPE SUBMITTED BY
AmyZoe
Nampa, Idaho
I love to try new recipes, and this is a wonderful site to find new additions. I rarely make the same thing twice because it's so much fun to try something different. My life long dream is to travel the world and eat my way around it.