Braided Cinnamon Bread
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Pinkblanket's Kitchen
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.
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.
* 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.
* 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.
* Step 7
Spread a thin layer of filling evenly.
* 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.
* 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.
* 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).
* Step 11
Brush with cinnamon butter mixture or just melted butter.
* Step 12
Bake for 25mins or until golden brown. Drop the last 10min heat to 160°C. (Depending on the oven)
* 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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