Main Ingredients:
High-gluten flour: 400g; Fine sugar: 60g; Salt: 1/2 tsp; Egg yolks: 2; Dry yeast: 6g; Fresh cream: 200g; Fresh milk: 80g; Butter: 40g.
Additional Ingredients:
Butter: 80g; Milk powder: 10g; Low-gluten flour: 100g; Powdered sugar: 60g.
Taste: Sweet; Technique: Baking; Time: Several hours; Difficulty: Easy.
Detailed Steps for Making Fresh Cream Braided Bread
Dough Ingredients
Pour all dough ingredients except butter into a large bowl
Stir until slightly smooth
Continue stirring until dough forms a film
Place in a large bowl, basic fermentation for 80 minutes
Prepare crumbly grain ingredients
Pour powder ingredients into a bowl, mix well
Add butter
Rub into granules, set aside
Dough doubles in size
Deflate, divide into 12 equal parts, let rest for 15 minutes
Roll into an oval shape
Roll along the long edge, shape into a 28cm long strip
Take three, overlap one end together
Braid the dough
Pinch the ends tightly together
Place on a baking sheet, final proofing for 30 minutes
Brush with egg wash
Sprinkle with crumbly grains
Bake in the oven, middle rack, top heat 190°C, bottom heat 160°C, for about 20-25 minutes
Golden brown surface, ready to serve
