125g butter
5-6 dl milk
a lump of yeast (42-50g)
ca. 1 kg flour
1 teespoon of sugar
1 soup spoon of salt
1 egg yolk
a little extra milk
Preparation
melt the butter in a pan. mix salt, sugar and the yeast in bowl. stir until the yeast is liquid. add the milk to the butter and pour it into the bowl (make sure, that the butter and milk are not too hot, so the yeast-bacteries don't get destroyed...). add flour, stir, knead and add more flour until the dough doesn't stick to your fingers anymore (it will need about 1 kg of flour, the dough should still shine a little and not be completely dry!).
Then let it rest until it has about doubled in size.
Split the dough into two even parts. spread them until they form long (similar length) tubes.
Now, the braiding shall begin...
form the bread. put it on baking paper. mix the egg yolk and a little milk. brush the bread with it. put it in the cold oven (lower half of it) for about 40 minutes at 200°C. to check if the bread is ready, knock on it. if the sound is hollow, take it out and let it cool out (at least a little...) and enjoy!
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