Easter bread
Description
Homemade baked goods for tea. To bake a delicious Easter bread, you'll only need ingredients, a baking pan, a handleless glass or cup, and a knife. With a few simple steps, you get a very beautiful and soft little loaf! Look, it's perfect to serve with tea or coffee.
Instructions
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Step 1
Prepare the ingredients for the bread. To achieve a nice appearance, brush the bread with milk or vegetable oil before baking; make sure to prepare this in advance.
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Step 2
Mix water and milk, heat to 40 degrees. Add salt and sugar, then dissolve the yeast in the warm mixture.
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Step 3
Add almost all of the flour, leaving half a cup for kneading in later. Knead into a soft dough.
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Step 4
Melt the butter in a water or steam bath. Add it to the dough. Mix everything for 5 minutes.
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Step 5
Now add the remaining flour and knead a moderately firm dough. The dough should not be overworked, but it also shouldn't be too soft or runny. Place it in a deep bowl, cover with a clean dry cloth, and set aside in a warm place for 1.5 to 2 hours.
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Step 6
After two hours, the dough should have increased in size by at least three times. It's ready!
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Step 7
Sprinkle the table with flour, divide the dough into 7 equal pieces. Prepare a non-stick pan with a diameter of 21-22 cm.
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Step 8
Roll out one piece of dough thinly with a rolling pin. Shape the remaining pieces into round buns.
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Step 9
Grease a non-stick baking pan with half a teaspoon of vegetable oil. Place a glass in the center and grease its sides as well to prevent the dough from sticking. Cover the glass with a sheet of dough. Arrange the bun balls around the dough.
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Step 10
Using a sharp knife, cut the dough on the glass as shown in the photo.
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Step 11
Gradually fold the edges, placing them onto the buns. Carefully remove and discard the glass.
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Step 12
Brush the top of the bread with vegetable oil and sprinkle with sesame seeds. Let it rise for 15 minutes in a warm place. Then bake in an oven preheated to 180°C for about 35 minutes.
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Step 13
Adjust the time and temperature according to your oven. In my small electric oven, it bakes for 25 minutes at 150 degrees. In larger ovens, both time and temperature need to be significantly increased. Remove the bread from the springform pan. Cool the bread on a wire rack. Done!