German holiday Bread

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  • 10 mins
  • 45 mins
  • 1 mins
  • Average budget

Ingredients

  • 1 cup milk
  • 4 tbsp unsalted butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 2 tbsp yeast
  • 2 eggs, beaten
  • 4 1/4 cups bread flour
  • 2 tsp salt
  • 2 tbsp melted butter to glaze.

Preparation

Step 1

sprinkle the yeast into 1/2 cup of the milk in a bowl. let stand for 5 minutes.
Warm the remaining milk in a saucepan with the butter and sugar. stir the butter has melted.Cool until lukewarm, then beat in the eggs until evenly combination.
Mix the flour and salt in a large bowl.Make a well in the center and pour in the dissolved yeast and the butter mixture.Mix in the flour to form a soft, sticky dough.

Step 2

Turn the dough out onto a floured work surface.
knead until smooth about10 minutes.
cover with dish towel and let rest until doubled in size.

Step 3

Divide the dough into 16 equal pieces, shape each piece of dough into a smooth ball.
Grease a round cake pan. with the melted butter.
Arrange the shaped rolls in the prepared pan by making an outer ring of 10 rolls and an inner ring of 4 rolls and placing the last roll in the center of two rings.Cover the pan with a dish towel. then proof until doubled in size. Brush the top of each roll with egg glaze and sprinkle with the sesame and poppy seeds.
bake in the preheat oven for 45 minutes, until golden.
serve immediately.

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