Poppy Seed Braid
Description
The baking is simple and quick. In our home, there's always bread served for breakfast, lunch, or dinner. It's hard to imagine a bowl of soup or borscht without a piece of bread. You can bake yeast or yeast-free bread, adding caraway, sesame seeds, poppy seeds, dried spices, cheese, onion, or aromatic herbs. You can eat it hot, but it's better to wait a bit. Serve it cooled down or slightly warm.
Instructions
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Step 1
1. Sift the wheat flour into a bowl, making a small well in the center. In another bowl, mix the warm water and milk, then pour the resulting mixture into the well.
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Step 2
2. Add salt, mix slightly only the liquid ingredients, then add yeast and granulated sugar.
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Step 3
3. Leave it for 5-7 minutes to activate the yeast.
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Step 4
4. In a separate bowl, mix the eggs and pour them into the flour and yeast. Gently incorporate the flour from the sides of the well and knead until you get a soft yet elastic dough.
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Step 5
5. Remove the dough from the bowl, grease the bowl with vegetable oil, then put the dough back in the bowl, cover it with a towel, and let it sit at room temperature for 1 hour.
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Step 6
6. Divide the dough into 3 equal parts and shape each into a sausage.
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Step 7
7. Braid a braid from three parts, but do not pull tightly.
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Step 8
8. Brush the braid with chicken yolk and sprinkle with poppy seeds.
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Step 9
9. Bake at 190 degrees for about half an hour, then wait a bit until cooled down and enjoy.