Swabian fluffy yeast plait

Ingredients for 1 servings:

• 500 g flour
• 250 ml milk
• 60 g sugar
• 60 g butter
• 1 cube of fresh yeast, approx. 40 g
• 1 large egg(s)
• 1 pinch(s) lemon peel
• 1 packet of vanilla sugar
• 1 handful of raisins, optional
• 1 egg yolk for brushing
• Granulated sugar for sprinkling
• Almond flakes for sprinkling

Instructions

Working time approx. 15 minutes; Rest time approx. 1 hour; Cooking/baking time approx. 25 minutes; Total time approx. 1 hour 40 minutes

according to grandma’s recipe and popular dessert

Gently warm the butter and milk. Crumble the yeast cube. Mix all the dough ingredients in a bowl with a dough hook. Let the yeast dough rise in a warm place for about 1 hour. Then form the dough into 3 logs and braid them. For the glaze, brush the egg yolk onto the braided loaf and sprinkle with flaked almonds and granulated sugar. Bake the braided loaf at 160°C (convection oven) for 20-25 minutes, depending on your needs. The baking temperature depends on the oven. Notes: If you want to make a number, for New Year’s Eve or a birthday, simply double the batch. I use the whole egg for the glaze. The longer you bake the braided loaf, the drier it becomes.