Main Dishes

Herb Braid

by Editorial Staff

Summary

Prep Time 15 mins
Total Time 2 hrs 15 mins
Course Baking
Cuisine European
Servings (Default: 1)

Ingredients

  • 1 cube yeast, fresh
  • 1.2 kg flour
  • 1 teaspoon sugar
  • 5 stems basil, fresh (also possible frozen or dried)
  • 5 sprigs rosemary, fresh (also frozen or dried possible)
  • 5 stalk / s parsley, fresh (also frozen or dried possible)
  • 0.5 ½ bunch chives, fresh (also frozen or dried possible)
  • 1 clove garlic
  • 100 g butter, soft
  • 100 g semolina
  • 2 teaspoons, heaped salt
  • 800 ml water, lukewarm
Herb Braid
Herb Braid

Instructions

  1. Dissolve the yeast cube in some of the lukewarm water, then stir in 600 g flour and the sugar. Cover and let rise in a warm place for 30 minutes.
  2. Wash fresh herbs if using them, shake dry, pluck the leaves, and finely chop them. Peel the garlic and chop into thin slices.
  3. Stir the chopped herbs, garlic, soft butter, semolina, and salt into the pre-dough. Knead in the remaining 600 g flour until the dough comes together. Cover and let rise for 30 minutes.
  4. Divide the dough into three equal portions. Shape each into a 40 cm long roll. Braid the three rolls together. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and let rise for 1 hour.
  5. Preheat the oven to 200 °C (392 °F). Bake the braid for 45 minutes.
Editorial Staff

About Editorial Staff

The Boss Kitchen editorial staff oversees content review, fact-checking, and recipe verification across the site. Published articles pass through the editorial team before going live, ensuring ingredient lists, techniques, cooking times, and nutritional claims hold up in a home kitchen. The team coordinates contributions across the site writers, handles reader corrections, and maintains consistency in measurement conventions, safety guidance, and dietary labeling. Posts under this byline typically represent team-reviewed reference material, site announcements, or editorial roundups rather than individual-author features, and they are held to the same sourcing standards as bylined recipe and product coverage.

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