Austrian Braid Recipe

Name: Austrian Braid Recipe
Ingredients: 2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast; 3 c. bread flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 3 Tbsp. sugar; 1/4 c. unsalted butter cut up; 3/4 c. lowfat milk hot; 1/2 tsp vanilla extract; 1 tsp lemon zest; 1 x egg PLUS; 1 x egg yolk; 1 x egg whisked WITH; 1 Tbsp. water for glaze

12 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

2 1/2 tsp active dry yeast
3 c. bread flour
1/2 tsp salt
3 Tbsp. sugar
1/4 c. unsalted butter cut up
3/4 c. lowfat milk hot
1/2 tsp vanilla extract
1 tsp lemon zest
1 x egg PLUS
1 x egg yolk
1 x egg whisked WITH
1 Tbsp. water for glaze

Directions

1

I stopped by Barnes and Noble last night and perused a bread machine recipe book called 'Rustic European Breads from your Bread Machine'.
2

The recipes in this book are intended to be made on the dough cycle of the machine, then removed from the pan and shaped, let to rise and baked in the oven.
3

Form dough into three strips and braid.
4

Let rise 30 minutes.
5

Bake at 375 deg F for 35-40 minutes.