Sweet Braided Bread
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Cooking:
30 min.
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Servings per container:
24
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Ingredients for - Sweet Braided Bread

1. Active dry yeast - 2 (.25 ounce) packages
2. Warm water - ⅓ cup
3. Eggs - 4
4. Egg yolk - 1
5. White sugar - 1 cup
6. Margarine, melted - ½ cup
7. Salt - 1 teaspoon
8. Light cream, warmed - 1 cup
9. Cold light cream - ½ cup
10. All-purpose flour, or more as needed - 7 cups
11. Cooking spray - 7 cups

How to cook deliciously - Sweet Braided Bread

1. Stage

Dissolve yeast in warm water in a small bowl. Beat eggs and egg yolk together in a small bowl. Scoop out 2 tablespoons of beaten egg; keep refrigerated.

2. Stage

Preheat the oven to 170 degrees F (75 degrees C).

3. Stage

Combine sugar, margarine, and salt in a large bowl. Mix thoroughly until dissolved. Add warm and cool cream to the bowl. Stir in yeast mixture. Beat in eggs. Add flour 1 cup at a time, blending well between additions.

4. Stage

Turn dough out onto a floured board; knead until smooth and elastic, 5 to 7 minutes. Spray a clean bowl with cooking spray. Place dough inside and spray the top.

5. Stage

Cover dough with a dish cloth. Turn off oven and place dough inside. Allow to rest until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

6. Stage

Remove dough from the bowl and knead for 2 to 3 minutes. Split in half; split each half into thirds. Roll each section of dough into long, 24-inch snakes. Braid 3 together, making sure to secure the ends. Repeat with the remaining 3 sections.

7. Stage

Reheat the oven to 170 degrees F (75 degrees C). Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper. Transfer braids to the cookie sheet.

8. Stage

Turn off oven. Let braids rise in the warm oven for 45 minutes.

9. Stage

Remove braids from the oven and brush with reserved beaten egg. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

10. Stage

Bake braids in the preheated oven until tops are golden, 25 to 30 minutes. Cool completely before slicing.