Homemade Braided Sweet Bread

Total Time: 1 hr 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• 2 teaspoons yeast
• 1/2 cup warm water (110 degrees f)
• 3 1/3 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 3 tablespoons rose water (can substitute with 1 1/2 tbsp vanilla extract)
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 3 egg yolks

Recipe

• 1 mix yeast and warm water, and let sit so that the yeast can react. the yeast should begin to foam.
• 2 mix dry ingredients together.
• 3 in a small saucepan, heat milk, rosewater, butter, and egg yolks. be careful not to let the eggs cook and become solid.
• 4 mix yeast/water with dry ingredients. when thoroughly incorporated, mix in milk/egg mixture until a dough is formed.
• 5 knead dough, then cover, and let rise about 20 minutes, or until the dough has doubled in size.(times vary depending on warmth of environment.).
• 6 punch down the dough and form into the desired shape (one or two braided loaves, rolls, etc.). again, cover and let double in size.
• 7 bake bread at 350 for about 20 minutes. (if making rolls, you may need to adjust the time.).