I cook today: Braided Yeast Bun with Raisins
Preparation: 90 minutes
Cooking time: 30 minutes
Total time: 120 minutes
Category: Baking recipes, bread & bun recipes, sweets & more
Our Recipe Rating:
Braided Yeast Bun with Raisins
Ingredients for 2 Braided Yeast Buns :
- 500 grams of flour
- 250 milliliters of lukewarm milk
- 50 grams of butter
- 75 grams of sugar
- 2 heaping tablespoons of curd
- ½ cube of yeast
- A pinch of salt
- 75 grams of raisinss
- Some flour for the worktop
- 1 egg + 1 tablespoon of milk to brush
Kitchen Helper/Gadgets:
- Vessel for stirring the yeast milk mixture
- Whisk or fork
- Mixing Bowl
- Mixer/Food processor
- Kitchen towel
- Knife
- Baking tray + parchment paper
- Brush
Instructions:
…preparations:
Crumble ½ cube of yeast in a high vessel & pour in 250 milliliters of lukewarm milk. Also add 25 grams of sugar and stir together using a whisk or a fork until sugar & yeast have dissolved completely.
…for the dough:
Give 500 grams of flour, the yeast-milk mixture, 50 grams of sugar, 50 grams of butter, 2 heaping tablespoons of curd, 75 grams of raisins and a pinch of salt in a mixing bowl and knead with a mixer or food processor until smooth.
Flour the worktop if necessary, give the dough onto the floured surface & knead by pulling from the outside inwards, so that the dough is covered with a light flour coating. Then form a ball of the dough and place in a mixing bowl. Cover the dough with kitchen towel and let rest/stand in a warm place for about 60 minutes until the dough volume has roughly doubled.
…for the Braided Yeast Buns:
Knead the dough again for about 1 minute and then cut with a knife in 2 equal sized pieces. Divide each piece of dough again into 3 smaller equal-sized pieces and then roll the dough pieces under your palms into 3 roles of equal length (about 40 – 50 centimeters).
Put the roles on top of each other, press down slightly and then lay one of the outer roles over the middle role. Now lay the opposite outer role over the middle and then back to the other outer role over the middle role. Continue that until all roles are intertwined. Lay the ends of the roles over each other, press down slightly and then “hide” them under the braid. Also “hide” the beginning of the braid.
…other preparations:
Preheat the oven to 180°C (top/bottom heat). Whisk together 1 egg and a tablespoon of milk.
…for the Braided Yeast Buns:
Brush the braided yeast buns after standing/resting time with beaten egg & then bake for about 25 – 30 minutes in the preheated oven until golden brown. Get the braided yeast buns out of the oven and allow to cool on the baking sheet.
Bon Appetite!
Video Tutorial:
Watch the video tutorial to see the recipe and the preparation method precisely (German Audio only, English Subtitles available):