Summary

Ingredients

• 120 g butter
• 300 ml milk
• 50 g yeast, fresh
• 0.5 teaspoon ½ salt
• 80 g suar
• 2 egg (s)
• 600 grams flour
• 6 tablespoon applesauce
• sugar

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Instructions

1. Melt 100 g butter on medium heat in a saucepan, then remove from heat. Crumble the fresh yeast into a bowl, add the milk-butter mixture, salt, 80 g sugar, and 1 egg. Mix well. Gradually add the flour and knead into a smooth dough. Cover and let rise for 20 minutes.
2. Knead the dough vigorously. Divide into 6 pieces, shape into long rolls, and flatten each one. Brush with applesauce, fold, and braid into 2 pigtails.
3. Grease a baking sheet with the remaining butter. Place the braids on it and let rise for 30 minutes. Brush with the remaining beaten egg and sprinkle with sugar.
4. Bake in a hot oven at 200-225°C (392-437°F) for 20 minutes.