Cranberry heart-shaped bread

Cranberry heart-shaped bread

Overview

Ordinary fancy bread, with sour and sweet dried cranberries, has a new look and taste.

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Ingredients

Steps

  1. Ingredients: bread flour, eggs, sugar, butter, high-sugar resistant yeast, cranberries, salt.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 1
  2. Mix high sugar tolerant yeast with water and let it sit for a while.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 2
  3. Weigh the eggs (leave a little aside for brushing the surface), sugar, and bread flour and add them to the bread bucket.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 3
  4. Pour the high-sugar yeast water into the bread bucket, start the bread machine, and knead the dough.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 4
  5. When the flour can form a ball, add salt and continue kneading.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 5
  6. When the dough can pull out a thin film but is not firm, add butter and continue the kneading process.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 6
  7. When the dough is chewy and can be pulled out of the film, take it out and shape it into a round shape, then place it in a bread barrel for proofing.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 7
  8. When the dough expands, poke a hole with your finger and does not shrink or collapse, it means proofing is complete.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 8
  9. Move the dough to the board, deflate completely, roll into a round shape, cover with plastic wrap, and let rest for 15 minutes.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 9
  10. Slowly roll the dough into a large rectangular piece.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 10
  11. Sprinkle cranberries evenly over the dough.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 11
  12. Roll up the dough sheet.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 12
  13. Cut into even equal portions with a knife.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 13
  14. Place the bread dough in a heart-shaped mold, put it in the oven, put a bowl of boiling water, and ferment.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 14
  15. When the bread dough has expanded to 1.5 times, take it out and brush with egg wash. Preheat the oven to 180 degrees and lower heat to 170 degrees. After preheating is completed, put the mold into the oven and bake for 30 minutes. The surface will be evenly colored. If you press the side of the bread with your fingers, it will spring back quickly, indicating that the bread is mature. Take it out and let it cool.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 15
  16. Finished product.

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  17. Finished product.

    Cranberry heart-shaped bread step 17