Markgräfler New Year's bread

Ingredients for 8 servings:

• 200 ml milk
• 20 g fresh yeast
• 1 tbsp cane sugar
• 100 g spelt flour type 630
• 1,100 g spelt flour type 630
• 550 ml milk
• 200 g butter
• 1 tsp sea salt
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tbsp water

Instructions

Working time approx. 30 minutes; Rest time approx. 3 hours 30 minutes; Cooking/baking time approx. 20 minutes; Total time approx. 4 hours 20 minutes

Make a pre-dough from milk, yeast, sugar, and spelt flour and let it rest for 1.5 hours. Then combine all the ingredients of the main dough with the pre-dough to form a dough. Knead everything until the dough is no longer sticky. Let the dough rise in a large bowl in a warm place for 2 hours. Knead the dough again and roll out about 16-20 New Year’s rolls. Cut each one staggered with scissors and place them on a greased baking sheet. Leave enough space between each one so they don’t stick together. Mix the egg yolk with the water and brush the rolls with it. Preheat the oven to 200°C (fan oven) and place the baking sheets in the oven. Bake the rolls for 5 minutes at 200°C, then reduce the temperature to 180°C and bake for another 15 minutes. Let the baked goods cool and enjoy.