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Almond Braid

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Almond Braid

The perfect almond braid recipe with a picture and simple step-by-step instructions.

  • 500 g Yeast dough

Nut filling

  • 200 g Ground almonds
  • 50 g Breadcrumbs
  • 75 g Powdered sugar
  • 0,25 tsp Cinnamon powder
  • 2 Pc. Protein
  • 100 g Cream
  • 2 tbsp Sugar
  • 3 tbsp Melt butter

glaze

  • 150 g Powdered sugar
  • 1 tbsp Water

Nut mass

  1. Mix the ground almonds, breadcrumbs and cinnamon with powdered sugar, roast in a pan without fat and allow to cool.
  2. Mix the egg white and cream and whip until creamy, only now stir in the sugar. Gently stir both mixtures together.

Roll the yeast dough

  1. Knead the yeast dough and roll out into a rectangle: approx. 30x40cm. Brush with the melted butter. Now put on the nut mixture and do not spread it evenly all the way to the edge. Roll up lengthways.
  2. Bake oven to 170 ° C, switch on air circulation.
  3. Put the roll together at the top and cut it open lengthways 2-3cm below. (see pictures) Twist the two parts together with the cut surfaces facing upwards. Let rest for 15 minutes on the baking sheet with parchment paper or in a bread pan. Then off to the oven.
  4. Baking time 40-45 minutes. Meanwhile, mix powdered sugar and water (or a schnapps … kirsch, pear, almond liqueur …) and glaze the braid after cooling. Voila!
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almond braid

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Written by John Myers

Professional Chef with 29 years of industry experience at the highest levels. Restaurant owner. Beverage Director with experience creating world-class nationally recognized cocktail programs. Food writer with a distinctive Chef-driven voice and point of view.

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