Easy plait loaf bread| full recipe

strong white bread flour

🥗Healthier: whole wheat flour

💰Cheaper: all-purpose flour

Whole wheat flour increases fiber content.

butter

🥗Healthier: olive oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Olive oil provides healthy fats.

egg

🥗Healthier: flaxseed meal

💰Cheaper: water + cornstarch

Flaxseed meal serves as a binding agent.

Add sugar and yeast to warm milk, mix well, and set aside to proof for 10 minutes.

Add melted butter to the milk mixture and stir.

In a stand mixer, combine all-purpose flour and salt, then slowly pour in the milk mixture and mix until a soft dough forms, about 5 to 8 minutes.

Remove the dough from the mixer and place it in a separate bowl to proof for 1 hour until doubled in size.

Once doubled, release the air from the dough and flour the surface.

Divide the dough into three equal parts and roll each into a log shape, about 18 inches long.

Braid the three logs together to form a loaf.

Place the braided loaf into a buttered loaf pan, cover, and let it proof for another 30 minutes.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and bake the loaf for 25 to 30 minutes.

Brush the baked loaf with melted butter and allow it to cool completely before slicing.

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