Kirweih Yeast Plait

Process all ingredients (except almond flakes and one egg yolk!) Into a yeast dough. Be careful, all ingredients should be at room temperature, i.e. not the egg and milk straight from the refrigerator into the dough, otherwise it won't rise! Let rise in a warm place for 20 minutes (I always wrap him in a blanket).

When it has rested, knead it a little more and braid it into a braid. Set the oven to approx. 40 degrees top / bottom heat and fluff the dough for another 40 minutes. Heat the oven to 180 degrees. In the meantime, brush the plait with egg yolk and sprinkle with almond leaves. Bake in the oven for 25 minutes and you're done.

As a soul pretzel, just make a little thinner strands, braid and then tie it to form a pretzel. But there was always icing on it. It was always there when you came back from visiting the cemetery on All Saints' Day.

Delicious simply with butter, jam, ... Can also be frozen well!