Braided Brigid Bread
From karlyn255 16 years agoIngredients
- 2 tblsp. yeast shopping list
- 1/2 cup warm water shopping list
- pinch of sugar shopping list
- 1 cup milk shopping list
- 1 egg shopping list
- 1/4 cup sugar shopping list
- 1/4 cup vegatable oil shopping list
- 1 tsp. salt shopping list
- 1 clove garlic, passed through garlic press shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. each dried oregano, thyme, and basil shopping list
- 4 tblsp. tomato paste shopping list
- water shopping list
- 5-6 cups unbleached flour shopping list
- 1 egg yolk, beaten shopping list
How to make it
- Dissolve the yeast in warm water sprinkled with the pinch of sugar. Combine the milk, egg, sugar, oil, salt, garlic, and herbs in a large bowl.
- In a measuring cup, place the tomato paste and add water until it reaches the 1/2 cup point.
- Pour into the milk mixture and stir well.
- Add the yeast mixture.
- Begin adding flour, 1 cup at a time, until the dough can no longer be stirred.
- Turn out onto a floured boardand knead, continuing to add flour the keep the dough barely dry.
- This is a loose and soft dough, so be careful how much flour you add.
- Don't let it get stiff!
- Place the dough in an oiled bowl and turn it over to coat both sides. Let it rise until doubled, about 45 minutes to an hour.
- Then, punch it down. cut the dough in half, divide each half into thirds, then roll into thick coils.
- Braid three coils into a loaf and pinch the ends together.
- Set on a lightly oiled baking sheet.
- Repeat with the other three coils.
- When the loaves have doubled in size, paint all surfaces with
- the egg yolk.
- Bake for 35 minutes in a preheated 375 degrees oven, or until Done.



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Beautiful! Enough to give me the energy to make bread again.
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