Hey everyone, it is Drew, welcome to our recipe site. Today, I’m gonna show you how to prepare a special dish, zopf/ swedish bread. It is one of my favorites. For mine, I will make it a bit unique. This is gonna smell and look delicious.
Pastry Chef, Fred Pfister demonstrates his method for making Zopf, a Swiss Plaited Bread. Please note, website has now changed - For full recipe and. Zopf is a traditional Swiss bread consisting of flour, butter, yeast, milk, and eggs.
Zopf/ Swedish bread is one of the most well liked of current trending foods in the world. It is appreciated by millions every day. It’s easy, it is quick, it tastes yummy. They’re fine and they look wonderful. Zopf/ Swedish bread is something which I’ve loved my whole life.
To get started with this recipe, we have to prepare a few components. You can have zopf/ swedish bread using 8 ingredients and 10 steps. Here is how you can achieve that.
The ingredients needed to make Zopf/ Swedish bread:
- Make ready dough
- Take 1 1/3 cup low fat milk, warmed to 100 degrees
- Take 1 packages rapid rise yeast
- Make ready 1/2 tsp sugar
- Make ready 3 3/4 cup bread flour
- Prepare 1 egg yolk
- Get 2 1/4 tbsp salted butter, room temperature
- Make ready 1 egg white reserved from yolk
Weekends are meant to be relaxing and baking such breads are so therapeutic and unwinding for me from all those hectic weekdays. A beautifully braided bread is perfect for Easter, or any celebration you want to bring something truly special to! The fluffiest braided bread you'll ever make: Swiss Zopf! Put the flour into a large bowl and add the salt to one side of the flour, the yeast on the opposite side, and the butter (chopped into chunks) into the middle.
Steps 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!
Zopf bread is a delicacy in Switzerland. There is a beautiful rhythm to the way they view the changing seasons, their. Recipe and picture by Betty-Bossi, used with permission. Put bread on a sheet metal, covered with backing paper, sweep with water. Swiss Sunday Zopf: The Swiss love good bread and they are excellent bakers.
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