Zopf is a white bread often eaten in Switzerland on a Sunday for breakfast. The name Zopf translates as 'braid' as it is traditionally braided bread. Erin is going to help me make this one, she's particularly good at kneading!
Ingredients:
Mix together the melted butter, honey, milk and yeast. Leave for 10 minutes until it's a weird frothy mess.
Mix together the flour and salt and add the egg.
Mix the weird frothy mess into the flour bowl to form a dough.
Erin gave it a good kneading until it was elastic. About 10 minutes.
Put it back in the oiled bowl to rise for at least an hour.
Cut the dough into 3 pieces and roll them out into long tubes.
Braid the dough together to make a plaited loaf. Brush with egg yolk to give it a nice glaze.
Bake at 190 C for around 30 minutes.
We ate the Kopf still warm with butter and it was amazing. It's really close crumbed but not heavy feeling. The honey gives it a slight sweet taste and the egg yolk glaze gave it a nice shiny look. I really liked the crust on this bread, you could break off chunks and it was soft inside with a lovely crisp outside. Easy to make and delicious!
Ingredients:
- 2 cups flour
- 1/2 tsp salt
- 1 egg
- 1 tablespoon active dried yeast
- 1 teaspoon honey
- 1/2 cup lukewarm milk
- 2 tablespoons melted butter
Mix together the melted butter, honey, milk and yeast. Leave for 10 minutes until it's a weird frothy mess.
Mix together the flour and salt and add the egg.
Mix the weird frothy mess into the flour bowl to form a dough.
Erin gave it a good kneading until it was elastic. About 10 minutes.
Put it back in the oiled bowl to rise for at least an hour.
Cut the dough into 3 pieces and roll them out into long tubes.
Braid the dough together to make a plaited loaf. Brush with egg yolk to give it a nice glaze.
Bake at 190 C for around 30 minutes.
We ate the Kopf still warm with butter and it was amazing. It's really close crumbed but not heavy feeling. The honey gives it a slight sweet taste and the egg yolk glaze gave it a nice shiny look. I really liked the crust on this bread, you could break off chunks and it was soft inside with a lovely crisp outside. Easy to make and delicious!
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