Guyanese plait bread

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil adds flavor and is dairy-free.

milk

🥗Healthier: almond milk

💰Cheaper: water

Almond milk is lower in calories.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey provides natural sweetness.

eggs

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: aquafaba

Flaxseed meal is a vegan substitute.

Add warm water to a bowl.

Stir in brown sugar until dissolved.

Add yeast to the mixture and let it sit for 10 minutes to proof.

In a separate bowl, mix salt into the flour and set aside.

Melt 1/4 cup of butter and set aside.

After 10 minutes, add the melted butter to the yeast mixture.

Combine the flour mixture with the wet ingredients using a stand mixer, kneading for 8-10 minutes until soft.

Form the dough into a ball and place it in a bowl, covering it with a dish towel to let it rise for about 45 minutes until doubled in size.

After rising, punch down the dough and roll it out to remove air.

Divide the dough into three equal parts and roll each into a log.

Braid the three logs together and place in a buttered and floured loaf pan.

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