Summary

Ingredients

• 1 kg flour (white or plait flour)
• 40 g yeast
• 1 teaspoon sugar
• 1 tablespoon salt
• 150 g butter, melt
• 600 ml milk, lukewarm
• 1 egg yolk
• Drop oil

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Instructions

1. Prepare a yeast dough from the flour, sugar, salt, yeast, butter and milk and let rise twice in a warm place.
2. Cut two pieces of the same size out of the dough. Shape these parts into two long rolls and weave them into a braid. Place on a prepared baking tray and let rise again for at least 30 minutes. Mix the egg yolks with the oil and brush the plait with it.
3. Bake in a preheated oven at 220 ° C for approx. 45 - 50 minutes.
4. Note: The oil in the egg yolk gives the braid a nice shine. The same result can be achieved by using half a teaspoon of sugar instead of the oil.