Christmas tree bread

Christmas tree bread

Overview

Christmas is coming soon. As a traditional Western festival, although there is no real physical and mental experience, major shopping malls and hotels are already covered with Christmas trees and other decorations, making people feel the upcoming festival. Join in the fun this year and make Christmas tree bread to suit the occasion;

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Prepare materials;

    Christmas tree bread step 1
  2. Put all the ingredients except butter into the bread machine bucket;

    Christmas tree bread step 2
  3. When the dough mixing process is over, add butter;

    Christmas tree bread step 3
  4. Start a dough mixing program again, the dough has pulled out the film; it took a total of 30 minutes;

    Christmas tree bread step 4
  5. Roll the dough into a round shape and put it into a basin for proofing

    Christmas tree bread step 5
  6. After about one hour and twenty minutes at room temperature, the dough is fermented, and the room temperature is 22 degrees;

    Christmas tree bread step 6
  7. Take out the fermented dough, press to deflate, and divide into 18 portions, each about 22 grams

    Christmas tree bread step 7
  8. Roll into a round shape, cover with plastic wrap and let rise for 15-20 minutes;

    Christmas tree bread step 8
  9. After proofing, roll the dough into a round shape again. The rounded dough is placed in the baking pan in the shape of a Christmas tree; for the tree trunk, I used 2 small pieces of dough close together;

    Christmas tree bread step 9
  10. Spray water on the surface of the dough, cover it with plastic wrap and put it in the oven. Place a bowl of hot water underneath. Change the hot water every half an hour. The second batch will take an hour;

    Christmas tree bread step 10
  11. After the second serving, take out the baking sheet and preheat the oven,

    Christmas tree bread step 11
  12. Brush the surface of the dough with egg wash;

    Christmas tree bread step 12
  13. Place in preheated oven, 170-180 degrees, 12-15 minutes;

    Christmas tree bread step 13
  14. When the time comes, take it out and let it cool on a wire rack;

    Christmas tree bread step 14
  15. When the bread is warm, sprinkle powdered sugar and sugar granules on the surface to decorate.

    Christmas tree bread step 15