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Easter Bread - Osterzopf / Hefezopf

German Easter Bread, braided

2 hrs 35 mins 4 hrs

Afternoon Coffee, Breakfast, Dessert German

5 from 1 vote
Ingredients
500 g all purpose flour
50 g sugar
250 ml cream
2 eggs
1 egg yolk
1 egg white
1 tsp vanilla extract
1 envelope rapid yeast
1 Tbsp milk

Instructions
1. In a large bowl, mix the flour and the sugar.
2. Put 100 ml cream into a cup and put it in the microwave for a very short time until it is luke
warm. Don*t let it get to hot or it will "kill" ;-) the yeast.
3. Sprinkle the yeast onto the warm cream and let stand for 5 minutes.
4. In the meantime add two eggs and one egg white to the flour bowl.
5. Set the egg yolk aside.
6. Now add the yeast mix to the flour bowl.
7. Add an additional 150 ml of luke warm cream to the mix and stir until a nice, slightly sticky
dough has formed.
8. Knead on a flouered surface and shape into a ball.

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9. Put the dough back into the bowl, cover with a towel and let rise for about 45 minutes. Then
the dough should be a lot larger than before.
10. Remove the dough into a floured surface, and slightly knead it.
11. Preheat the oven to 350 F.
12. Divide the dough into thre portions of the same size.

13. Shape 3 strands.

14. Start to braid from the middle to one end and then from the middle to the other end.

15. Create a circle and tuck on end under the other.

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16. Let it rise for another 15 - 20 minutes.

17. Mix the egg yolk with the Tbsp milk.

18. Brush it onto the braid.

19. Bake for 20 to 30 minutes or until it has a nice slightly brown color (check for color after 20
minutes).

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20. Let cool a while and enjoy while still warm!

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