Hefezop "Braided Yeast Bread"
My German translation is: Hefe is yeast and zopf is braid. Apparently it is a bread commonly found in German kitchens or Bakery.
Ingredients:
4 cups flour
1/2 - (3/4) cup sugar
2 tsp vanilla
2 eggs
1 stick butter
1 pkg yeast
lemon zest( grated (1 tsp)
1 cup milk lukewarm
1/2 cup raisins or cranberries (dried)
some slivered almonds
coarse sugar crystals
Directions:
Ingredients must be at room temp. (Eggs/Butter)!
Make a soft but solid dough. Add a bit of flour if dough is sticky. Knead by hand and let rise in a covered dish until doubled.
Divide dough into 3 sections and roll into 3 logs you can braid!
Brush braid with an eggyolk mixed with a tsp milk. Decorate with sugar and almonds - let rise again (warm oven helps).
Bake for 35 min at 325F oven.
