Grandma's Swiss New Year's Bread (Zuepfe)
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Cooking:
20 min.
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Servings per container:
16
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Ingredients for - Grandma's Swiss New Year's Bread (Zuepfe)

1. Active dry yeast - 3 (.25 ounce) packages
2. Warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C), divided - 3 cups
3. Heavy cream - 1 pint
4. Butter - 1 cup
5. Eggs - 6
6. Salt - 3 tablespoons
7. All-purpose flour, or as needed - 8 cups
8. Egg, beaten - 1
9. Water - 1 tablespoon

How to cook deliciously - Grandma's Swiss New Year's Bread (Zuepfe)

1. Stage

Pour yeast into 1 cup water and set aside.

2. Stage

Heat heavy cream in a saucepan over medium heat until scalding, 3 to 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Stir in butter to melt; add remaining 2 cups warm water. Add eggs and salt; mix until all butter is melted. Pour in yeast mixture and stir.

3. Stage

Beat 4 cups flour into the cream mixture with an electric mixer until well combined, adding more flour as needed to make a very stiff dough.

4. Stage

Turn dough out onto a heavily floured surface. Knead in about 4 more cups of flour until it is smooth, elastic, and no longer sticks. Turn into a large greased bowl and let rise until doubled in size, about 2 hours.

5. Stage

Knead down and let rise again, about 30 minutes.

6. Stage

Divide dough into 6 long strands. Overlap 2 strands at a time into an upside-down "U" and braid. Place onto an ungreased baking sheet. Combine beaten egg and 1 tablespoon water in a small bowl; brush loaf with wash. Let rise for about 20 minutes more.

7. Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

8. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until golden, 30 to 40 minutes. Let cool slightly before eating.