SWISS - FRIBOURG-STYLE CUCHAULE: SAFFRON BREAD

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This recipe has been posted for play in Culinary Quest - Switzerland, found at http://www.theramblingepicure.com/fribourg-style-cuchaule-saffron-bread-to-eat-with-your-benichon-mustard/. This is a brioche-like saffron bread cuchaule which is traditionally eaten with Bénichon mustard during the Bénichon fall fair in Fribourg,...

Provided by Baby Kato

Categories     Savory Breads

Time 3h30m

Number Of Ingredients 8

550 g white flour
80 g sugar
1 tsp salt
1 - 2 pinch saffron
½ cube yeast or 1 packet of dry yeast
40 g butter, melted and warm
3 deciliter of milk
2 eggs, beaten seperately

Steps:

  • 1. Mix flour, sugar, salt and saffron in an extra-large mixing bowl.
  • 2. Prepare yeast and add yeast to flour mixture and stir.
  • 3. Add milk and warm melted butter and stir.
  • 4. Add saffron and one egg and stir well.
  • 5. Knead until it forms a soft, smooth dough and it no longer sticks to sides of bowl.
  • 6. Let it rise until it doubles in volume, about 2 hours.
  • 7. Put dough onto floured working surface, and shape it into two round breads.
  • 8. Cover baking sheet with wax paper and place loaves on baking sheet.
  • 9. Use a knife to from a criss-cross pattern on the top of each loaf.
  • 10. Let dough rise a second time for 30 to 45 minutes.
  • 11. Preheat oven to 180° C.
  • 12. Use a pastry brush to coat each loaf with the remaining beaten egg and bake for 30 to 35 minutes or until golden brown.
  • 13. Cool before cutting.

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