St. John’S Bread

Name: St. John’S Bread
Ingredients: 3 eggs beaten; 1 pinch salt; 1 7/8 cups bread flour; 5 1/4 tablespoons butter; 2 tablespoons sugar; 1 teaspoon dry active yeast instant; 1 egg yolk beaten for basting; 1 handful nuts your choice; cane sugar or brown sugar

9 ingredients

5 steps

Ingredients

3 eggs beaten
1 pinch salt
1 7/8 cups bread flour
5 1/4 tablespoons butter
2 tablespoons sugar
1 teaspoon dry active yeast instant
1 egg yolk beaten for basting
1 handful nuts your choice
cane sugar or brown sugar

Directions

1

In a stand mixer, add the 3 whole eggs, pinch of salt, and the bread flour, butter, sugar, and yeast. Connect the bread attachment and let it start kneading the dough until elastic and smooth.
2

Pour the dough out onto a baking tray lined with parchment paper. Roughly form it into a large oval shape.
3

Baste the top and sides with the beaten egg yolk. Sprinkle the handful of nuts and a generous amount of sugar on top (optional). Let rise for 1 hour.
4

Preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
5

Bake the dough for 20 minutes or until it sounds hollow when tapped on top.