Name: Braided Bread recipe by Kumuda Elavazhagan at BetterButter
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 60 min
Yield: 8
Ingredients: 4 cups All Purpose Flour; 1 tbsp sugar; 2 tesp yeast; 4 tbsp Butter; 1 1/2 tesp salt; 2 Eggs; 3 /4 cup warm water; Sesame seeds 1 tesp; I egg yolk +1 tesp water

Ingredients Serving: 8

4 cups All Purpose Flour
1 tbsp sugar
2 tesp yeast
4 tbsp Butter
1 1/2 tesp salt
2 Eggs
3 /4 cup warm water
Sesame seeds 1 tesp
I egg yolk +1 tesp water

Instructions

In a bowl add sugar ,yeast and water let set for 10 minutes
To this add all purpose flour,salt,eggs,and butter
Mix and knead for 10 minutes to a soft dough
Make a ball of the dough brush some oil and place on a oiled bowl covered with plastic wrap ,to double in size
Punch the dough and divide to 3 equal parts
Roll each into a strand 14" long
Place on a lined baking tray
Braid the strands tucking the ends under,set aside to rise.
Preheat oven 180℃ for 10 minutes
In a bowl beat egg yolk and water
Brush the braided bread with the egg mixture,and sprinkle sesame seeds
Bake at 180℃ for 30 minutes
Remove & brush with the remaining egg mixture and place back into the oven increasing the temperature,on broil mode ,till it's golden brown
Remove apply butter let cool completely before slicing

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