Best Zopf Traditional Swiss Plaited Breakfast Bread Recipes

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ZOPF (TRADITIONAL SWISS PLAITED BREAKFAST BREAD)



Zopf (Traditional Swiss Plaited Breakfast Bread) image

Zopf is a soft milk bread and is a family tradition with us; it is usually served with butter and jam, although can also be served with soft cheeses and cold meats. It is a breakfast or dinner bread. If you need to know how to do the plait, let me know and I'll send you a diagram! Based on a Betty Bossi recipe.

Provided by Chickee

Categories     Yeast Breads

Time 3h

Yield 2 loaves

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 kg plain flour
1 tablespoon salt
30 g yeast (or a 1/4 ounce packet)
1 tablespoon sugar
125 g melted and cooled butter
650 -700 ml milk
1 egg yolk, thinned with
milk

Steps:

  • Mix together all ingredients except egg yolk to make a soft dough. Knead 10 minutes or so.
  • Divide into 4 and make long sausages with the dough.
  • Form the sausages into 2 square crosses.
  • Plait each cross, using a 4 strand plait, so that you end up with two loaves of plaited bread.
  • Put in the fridge until ready to bake- overnight, for example.
  • Paint the loaves with a little of the egg yolk.
  • Place a water bath under the oven shelf. Bake in the bottom half of a 220 degree Celcius preheated oven for 10 minutes, then turn the temperature down and bake at 200 degrees for 40 minutes.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 2561.7, Fat 69.6, SaturatedFat 40.7, Cholesterol 272.4, Sodium 4022.7, Carbohydrate 408.6, Fiber 16.6, Sugar 7.7, Protein 69.5

ZOPF (TRADITIONAL SWISS PLAITED BREAKFAST BREAD)



Zopf (Traditional Swiss Plaited Breakfast Bread) image

Zopf is a soft milk bread and is a family tradition with us; it is usually served with butter and jam, although can also be served with soft cheeses and cold meats. It is a breakfast or dinner bread. If you need to know how to do the plait, let me know and I'll send you a diagram! Based on a Betty Bossi recipe.

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 8

1 kg plain flour
1 tablespoon salt
30 g yeast (or a 1/4 ounce packet)
1 tablespoon sugar
125 g melted and cooled butter
650 -700 ml milk
1 egg yolk, thinned with
milk

Steps:

  • Mix together all ingredients except egg yolk to make a soft dough. Knead 10 minutes or so.
  • Divide into 4 and make long sausages with the dough.
  • Form the sausages into 2 square crosses.
  • Plait each cross, using a 4 strand plait, so that you end up with two loaves of plaited bread.
  • Put in the fridge until ready to bake- overnight, for example.
  • Paint the loaves with a little of the egg yolk.
  • Place a water bath under the oven shelf. Bake in the bottom half of a 220 degree Celcius preheated oven for 10 minutes, then turn the temperature down and bake at 200 degrees for 40 minutes.

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