Matcha Christmas Tree Bread

Name: Matcha Christmas Tree Bread
Ingredients: 1 cup water; 4 teaspoons oil, 56g (half vegetable oil and half butter); 3 cups bread flour, 360g (up to half can be wholewheat flour); 3 teaspoons japanese green tea powder (matcha); 1 34 teaspoons salt; 2 teaspoons sugar; 2 12 teaspoons yeast; 12 cup dried cranberries, chopped; 6 plum tomatoes, halved

9 ingredients

12 steps

Ingredients

1 cup water
4 teaspoons oil, 56g (half vegetable oil and half butter)
3 cups bread flour, 360g (up to half can be wholewheat flour)
3 teaspoons japanese green tea powder (matcha)
1 34 teaspoons salt
2 teaspoons sugar
2 12 teaspoons yeast
12 cup dried cranberries, chopped
6 plum tomatoes, halved

Directions

1

Put into the bread machine the water, oil, flour, tea powder, salt, sugar, yeast, and dried cranberries.
2

Use the dough cycle.
3

Form the resulting dough into a tall triangle lying down on a floured pan.
4

With scissors, cut 5 branches on each side.
5

Pat flour on each branch and twist and swirl it outward.
6

For the top end, pinch to form a tree top.
7

For the lower end, tuck all the leftover dough under the tree trunk.
8

Cut small openings and insert tomato halves.
9

Place in a warm place until doubled in size.
10

Spray with water and bake at 180degrees 20-30min.
11

(Or until the color is right and inside measures 80 degrees Celsius.
12

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