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29 lines
1.2 KiB
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title: "Zopf"
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date: 2021-03-15
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tags: ['swiss', 'bread', 'cheesefare']
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author: thijs-wester
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---
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- ⏲️ Prep time: 30 min (plus one hour rising)
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- 🍳 Cook time: 30 min
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## Ingredients
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- 1kg white wheat flour
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- ½L milk
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- 125g butter
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- 14g dry yeast
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- 1½T salt
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- 1 egg
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## Directions
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1. Cut or tear up butter and put in skillet with milk on low heat (This is so the ingredients are not too clod, temperature should not exceed 31 C).
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2. Put the flour in a large bow with the yeast, salt, milk and butter.
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3. Mix and kneed for at least 15 minutes making sure to stretch the dough a lot.
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4. Let the dough rest in a warm spot for at least one hour (temperature should not be higher than 31 C).
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5. Start heating an oven at 200 C (no need to preheat, it will be a good temperature once you are done braiding)
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6. Cut the dough in two or three sections (different according to region), then stretch and roll into long pieces.
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7. Braid the strips, place on a parchment lined baking sheet and brush down with a beaten egg.
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8. Bake for 30 minutes testing with a wooden skewer in the widest part when done. IF the skewer comes out clean, you are done, if not add 5 minutes and repeat.
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9. Wait for the bread to cool before cutting.
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