Cute Fruit Basket Bread

Flavor: Sweet; Technique: Baking; Time: Ten minutes; Difficulty: Moderate.

Detailed Steps for Making Cute Fruit Basket Bread

Mix high-gluten flour 200g, sugar 30g, salt 4g, yeast 3g, unsalted butter 30g, 1 egg, and milk totaling 130ml together to form a smooth dough that can be stretched into a film. Let it ferment for about an hour for the first time!

Gently press out the internal gas after the first fermentation, divide it into 6 equal parts, and knead them into small dough balls again.

Cut out 1/5 of the dough as shown in the picture.

Roll 1/5 of the dough into a round shape. Divide the remaining 4/5 of the dough into three equal parts and roll them into long strips.

Braid the three strips of dough together and flatten slightly.

Take a small round mold, any mold will do, such as a pudding mold, cake mold, etc., as long as it can be baked in the oven. Place the small round piece at the bottom of the mold and wrap the braid around the mold to form a basket shape.

After shaping, let it ferment for the second time.

After the second fermentation, preheat the oven to 200 degrees and bake for about 12 minutes. Remove the baked bread from the oven and let it cool.