German Sweet Bread
Ingredients
Dough:
- 4 cups flour
- 1 cup warm milk
- 1 tbsp. yeast
- 1 tsp. salt
- ½ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 5 tbsp. soft butter
- ½ tsp. pure almond extract optional
- 1 cup raisins
- 1 cup water or apple cider
Topping:
- 1 egg
- 1 Pinch of salt
- 1 Pinch of sugar
- 2 tbsp. slivered almonds
Instructions
- Soak raisins in water or apple cider.
- Add flour to a stand mixer bowl.
- Heat milk to luke warm and dissolve yeast and sugar in it.
- Cover with a clean kitchen towel and allow to sit for 10 minutes.
- Add almond extract and egg - whisk briefly.
- Pour the milk mixture to the flour, add soft butter and salt.
- Knead everything briefly to a soft dough.
- If you like raisins add them while kneading.
- Cover again with a kitchen towel and let raise for 2 hours
- or until dough doubled in size.
- Preheat the oven to 350 Fahrenheit.
- Remove dough from the bowl and knead briefly.
- Braid the dough and place on a with parchment paper lined baking sheet.
- Whisk the egg with sugar and salt.
- Brush braided bread with it and sprinkle with slivered almonds.
- Let rise for about 30 minutes.
- Bake for 30 to 35 minutes.
Nutrition
Yield: 1grams