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Braided Cinnamon Bread

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Braided Cinnamon Bread

SUPER EASY & YUMMY. The steps are lengthy but its actually very simple & easy to make. There are many versions out there with little changes on the ingredients. The filling can be replaced with anything like pesto, chocolate, ground peanuts, #coconut, butter and more. This version is the simplest one. #Dough can be prepared by hand, stand mixer or breadmaker.

Ingredient

Food ration :

6 servings
1 tbsp (15 g)

sugar

1 envelope

dry active yeast

280 g (2 1/4 C)

flour

1/2 tsp

salt

50 g (1/4 c)

softened butter

4 tbsp

brown sugar

Cooking instructions

* Step 1

Dough Part 1 - Mix lukewarm milk, yeast, sugar, melted butter & egg yolk. Leave for 10mins or until yeast turns foamy.

* Step 2

Dough Part 2 - Place sifted flour & salt in a big mixing bowl. Then add yeast mixture and mix until it turns into soft dough. Keep Kneading the dough until it turns stretchy (not breaking easily when stretched) Shape into a big ball. Note: Use stand mixer with paddle attachment for mixing then switch to dough hook for easy kneading.
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* Step 3

Put the dough in a lightly greased bowl. Cover with lightly greased cling film and set aside for about an hour or until doubled in size.

* Step 4

Preheat oven to 160 (fan forced). Grease baking tray or line with parchment paper.

* Step 5

Prepare the filling - whisk all ingredients until well combined.
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* Step 6

To assemble - Dust your work surface with flour. Place dough on floured surface. Divide dough into 2 - 3 parts. Take a portion of the dough & Roll it out to a rectangle with a thickness of 1 cm.
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* Step 7

Spread a thin layer of filling evenly.
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* Step 8

Gently roll up the dough into a long log tightly. Using a bench scraper, cut the log in half length-wise, leaving one uncut for a few cm.
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* Step 9

Twist the two halves together by laying the left piece over the right, keeping the open layers exposed, until pieces of dough are tightly twisted. pinch the end.
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* Step 10

Roll the long braid into a round shape, then transfer to a baking tray (tray is either buttered or covered with cookie sheet).
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* Step 11

Brush with cinnamon butter mixture or just melted butter.
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* Step 12

Bake for 25mins or until golden brown. Drop the last 10min heat to 160°C. (Depending on the oven)
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* Step 13

To serve, sprinkle some icing sugar or with some lemon glaze. It is best served warm. We love it as it is.
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