Medium
Czech
Christmas Braided Bread
Sweet braided Czech Christmas bread with raisins and almonds.
120
Total Minutes
10
Servings
Vegetarian
Cooking Times
90 min
Prep Time
30 min
Cook Time
120 min
Total Time
Ingredients (9 items)
4.00 cups
All-purpose flour
2.00 tsp
Yeast
active dry
1.00 cup
Milk
warm
0.50 cup
Sugar
0.50 cup
Butter
melted
2.00
Eggs
beaten
0.50 cup
Raisins
0.25 cup
Almonds
sliced
0.50 tsp
Salt
Instructions (7 steps)
1
Dissolve yeast and 1 tbsp sugar in warm milk, let sit 10 minutes.
10 minutes
2
Mix flour, sugar, salt, eggs, and butter.
3
Add yeast mixture and raisins, knead into dough.
4
Let dough rise for 1 hour.
60 minutes
5
Braid dough into three strands, place on baking sheet.
6
Bake at 350°F for 30 minutes, top with almonds.
30 minutes
7
Cool and dust with powdered sugar.