Summary

Ingredients

• 500g flour
• 1 cube yeast
• 200 ml milk
• 75 grams sugar
• 1 lemon (s), the zest it
• 125 g butter, soft
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 egg white
• 1 egg yolk
• 1 tablespoon milk
• Sugar, (hail sugar) or flaked almonds for sprinkling

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Instructions

1. Prepare the pre-dough from flour, yeast, milk and sugar and cover and let rise for 20 minutes.
2. Add the remaining ingredients and knead into a smooth dough that no longer sticks.
3. Cover again and let rise for about 1 hour.
4. Then braid into a braid or a wreath, place on a tray, cover and let rise for another 30 minutes.
5. Beat the egg yolks with milk, brush the braid with it and sprinkle with sugar or flaked almonds. Bake at 200 ° C for about 30 (wreath) - 40 (plait) minutes.
6. It may be that some people always bake their yeast plait like this, but with us this is traditionally only the Easter version. Otherwise, only 50, max. 100 g butter come with and in the braid.