How to Make Speedy Hefezopf (German Bread)

Hey everyone, it is John, welcome to our recipe page. Today, I will show you a way to prepare a distinctive dish, hefezopf (german bread). One of my favorites food recipes. This time, I will make it a bit unique. This will be really delicious.

This Hefezopf Recipe is an adaptation of Luisa Weiss's "Rosinenzopf " recipe from her fantastic cookbook Classic German Baking. Don't be intimidated by the Yeast, or kneading. The dough comes together beautifully in the mixer… and as for the kneading? Hefezopf: The German Braided Bread in German Food & Recipes Hefezopf is a speciality hailing from the German lands but can be found in slight variations all over Europe.

Hefezopf (German Bread) is one of the most favored of recent trending foods in the world. It is simple, it is quick, it tastes delicious. It is appreciated by millions daily. Hefezopf (German Bread) is something which I have loved my entire life. They’re fine and they look wonderful.

To begin with this recipe, we must prepare a few ingredients. You can cook hefezopf (german bread) using 12 ingredients and 18 steps. Here is how you cook it.

The ingredients needed to make Hefezopf (German Bread):

1. Take 500 grams Flour (Type 405 cake flour)
2. Take 21 grams Fresh yeast
3. Take 230 ml ◆Soy milk or milk
4. Make ready 50 grams ◆Sugar
5. Make ready 1 from 1 lemon Lemon zest
6. Make ready 70 grams Butter
7. Make ready 1/2 tsp Salt
8. Get 1 plus 1/2 Egg, large
9. Take For glazing and garnishing
10. Take 1/2 Egg
11. Make ready 3 tbsp Sliced almonds
12. Make ready 1 Nib sugar

Food by Saskia van Deelen + Photography by Julia Cawley Here's the recipe for Quick Homemade Orange Campari Cranberry Jam! German Sweet Bread In this video I will show you a recipe for a sweet German bread named Hefezopf. Germans love this moist and chewy yeast bread for breakfast, spread with butter or with butter and jam. Sweet Braided Hazelnut Bread - German Nusszopf The Sweet Braided Hazelnut Bread or in German "Nusszopf" is just delicious.

Instructions to make Hefezopf (German Bread):

1. [If using a bread machine] Combine all the ingredients (except for the garnishing and glazing ingredients) in the bread making machine. Select the dough setting and press start. When the dough is done, skip to Step 6.
2. [If kneading by hand] In a bowl, combine warmed up milk and the ingredients marked with ◆. Mix until the yeast dissolves completely. Add the lemon zest and the eggs, then set aside.
3. Place the flour in a separate bowl and pour in the mixture from Step 2. Knead it for 5 minutes.
4. Add the butter and salt. Continue kneading about another 10 minutes. It might be tough to knead, but be patient and keep kneading.
5. [First proof] This dough is quite soft, but once the dough comes together, allow it to rise for 40-50 minutes. Cover it with tightly wrung out damp cloth to prevent it from drying up.
6. [Check with your finger] When the dough rises up to about twice the size that it was originally, dust your finger with flour and push it down to make a hole. If the dough stays down like a belly button, it is done rising.
7. Dust the working surface with flour for easier handling.
8. In this recipe, we are going to make a braid with 6 strands, so divide the dough into 6 parts and roll it out to 40-45 cm long. Start braiding.
9. Secure the beginning and the end of the braid tightly.
10. Place the dough onto a cookie sheet, cover it with a tightly wrung out damp cloth and allow it to rise for the second time. It will take about 30 minutes and the dough should be 1.5-2 times bigger than its original size.
11. It should look like this after the second rising. Preheat the oven to 200℃.
12. Glaze the dough with the beaten egg.
13. Decorate the dough with a plenty of almond slices and nib sugar.
14. Bake for 15 minutes at 200℃. Reduce the oven temperature to 180℃ and bake for another 15-20 minutes. Adjust the time if necessary.
15. This is the cross section of the bread. It is tasty as it is, but it is normally eaten by spreading on some butter and jam.
16. I made 2 smaller loaves with the same amount of the ingredients above. The left loaf has some cranberries in it. At Step 7, divide the dough into half and add 30 g of cranberries into one.
17. Here is a 6-strand braid.
18. [Chocolate and orange zopf] Substitute 20 g of flour with 20 g of coco powder. Use orange zest instead of lemon zest. Also substitute a part of soy milk with some squeezed orange juice. Bake it the same way.

Germans love this moist and chewy yeast bread for breakfast, spread with butter or with butter and jam. Sweet Braided Hazelnut Bread - German Nusszopf The Sweet Braided Hazelnut Bread or in German "Nusszopf" is just delicious. It contains ground hazelnuts that can be easily substituted with ground walnuts or almonds. The dough is a yeast based dough, and not difficult to make. I received this recipe from a German baker who owns his own bakery and cafe.

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