DOUBLE BRAIDED EGG BREAD

It's Tuesday? Where did the weekend go and how fast is this week going? Slow down please... enough complaining about fast weeks, how're you guys doing? Hope your weekend was eventful. So after my baking disaster last week - i'll let you know later, still recovering- I still wasn't going to give up on my oven. I have always wanted to try out braided bread and when I saw this recipe, I knew I had to give it a go. I love home made bread, mom used to bake for us and I just loved the smell of freshly baked bread in the morning.When I started this food blog I knew that baking would be a huge part of it, and what is baking without bread? This recipe is simple yet the bread comes out so great you'd think it was made with some secret ingredient. So yeei for my oven behaving, still have to find a permanent solution to my oven. This bread Recipe produces 16 servings/slices or if you want really large slices you can have less. Baking is fun, especially when it goes as you plan! My Double Braided Egg Bread recipe was perfect, but I probably need a bigger sized Bread Pan. Check the recipe out!

Ingredients

-3-1/4 to 3-3/4 Cups All-Purpose Flour
-1 Tablespoon Sugar
-1 Package (1/4 ounce) active dry yeast
-3/4 Teaspoon Salt
-3/4 Cup Water
-3 Tablespoons Canola Oil (i used Vegetable Oil)
-2 eggs

For the Topping
-1 Egg
-1 Teaspoon Water
-1/2 Teaspoon Poppy Seeds

Method
-Sieve the All Purpose Flour into a large bowl. Pour 2 1/2 Cups of the All Purpose Flour in a bowl. Add the Yeast, Sugar and Salt. Mix until well incorporated

-Add the beaten Eggs

-Heat the water and Canola oil to 120 degrees celcious. Add the water into the flour and egg mixture

-With a hand mixture on medium speed using the hooks attachment start beating the mixture

-Once the mixture starts to combine add in the remaining 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour and keep beating

-Increase speed and keep beating the mixture as it begins to firm up. The dough is almost ready when it starts lifting of the sides of the bowl and it is no longer sticky. Take the dough out of the bowl. Lightly flour a board and start kneading the dough with your hand

Knead the dough for 8 minutes. Do not estimate the time, it has to be the full 8 minutes. I put a timer on and kneaded the dough for that long. A true hand exercise

-Once you have kneaded for the 8 minutes, the dough is ready for the next step as it is smooth

-Oil a bowl and put your bread dough inside. Oil the dough too. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and keep in a warm place to rise for 1 1/2 hours. I put the oven on and let it warm, put it off and then slid my covered bread dough inside for it to rise

-After the 1 1/2 hours, the dough will have doubled in size. Punch it down before proceeding

-Dived the dough into two, r should be 3/4 and the other 1/4. Take the 3/4 (bigger size) and divide into three. Roll them out into strips of the same size

-Line them in a single file. Pinch one end and braid the rolls. Pinch at the end and tuck it under

-Take the 1/4 (smaller size) divide into three, roll out into same sized strips

-Pinch one end of the three strips together, braid it and pinch at the end

-Grease your Bread Pan. Place the two braided dough in the pan. Pinch the ends so that the two are connected and tuck under. Cover the bread pan, place in a warm place for it to rise for 30 minutes

-The bread dough will have doubled in size

-In a bowl mix the egg with some water and brush over the braided dough in the pan

-Sprinkle with the Poppy Seeds and bake in the Oven for 25-30 minutes at 375 F

-Spread your favorite Jam, Peanut butter, Sauce or Butter. Serve with a drink or have it on its own

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DOUBLE BRAIDED EGG BREAD

by Mulunga Alukwe July-24-2017

Ingredients

• 3 3/4 All Purpose Flour
• 1 Tablespoon Sugar
• 1 Packet (1/4 ounce) Active Dry Yeast
• 3/4 Teaspoon Salt
• 3/4 Cup Water
• 3 Tablespoon Vegetable Oil
• 3 Eggs
• 1/2 Teaspoon Poppy Seeds

Instructions

-Sieve the All Purpose Flour into a large bowl. Pour 2 1/2 Cups of the All Purpose Flour in a bowl. Add the Yeast, Sugar and Salt. Mix until well incorporated-Add the beaten Eggs-Heat the water and Canola oil to 120 degrees celcious. Add the water into the flour and egg mixture-With a hand mixture on medium speed using the hooks attachment start beating the mixture-Once the mixture starts to combine add in the remaining 1 1/2 Cups All Purpose Flour and keep beating. Increase speed and keep beating the mixture as it begins to firm up-Take the dough out of the bowl. Lightly flour a board and start kneading the dough with your hand. Knead the dough for 8 minutes. Do not estimate the time, it has to be the full 8 minutes-Oil a bowl and put your bread dough inside. Oil the dough too. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and keep in a warm place to rise for 1 1/2 hours-After the 1 1/2 hours, the dough will have doubled in size. Punch it down before proceeding -Dived the dough into two, r should be 3/4 and the other 1/4. Take the 3/4 (bigger size) and divide into three. Roll them out into strips of the same size. Line them in a single file. Pinch one end and braid the rolls. Pinch at the end and tuck it under-Take the 1/4 (smaller size) divide into three, roll out into same sized strips. Pinch one end of the three strips together, braid it and pinch at the end-Grease your Bread Pan. Place the two braided dough in the pan. Pinch the ends so that the two are connected and tuck under. Cover the bread pan, place in a warm place for it to rise for 30 minutes-In a bowl mix the egg with some water and brush over the braided dough in the pan-Sprinkle with the Poppy Seeds and bake in the Oven for 25-30 minutes at 375 F-Remove from the oven and let it cool before slicing -Spread your favourite Jam, Peanut butter, Sauce or Butter. Serve with a drink or have it on its own

Details

Prep time: 45 mins Cook time: 30 mins Total time: 1 hour 30 mins Yield: 1 Loaf 16 Slices