Christmas special-Christmas wreath bread
Overview
As Christmas Eve approaches, I chose this festive Christmas wreath bread to say Merry Christmas to everyone in advance!
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Ingredients
Steps
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Prepare all materials in advance
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Put the main dough ingredients into the bread barrel in the order of liquid first and then powder
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Starting the imix program takes two times, a total of 40 minutes
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When the two imix programs are finished, you can pull out the glove film
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Then start the fermentation mode and ferment until it doubles in size. When you insert it with your fingers and it doesn’t shrink or rebound, it means it’s fermented
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After the dough is fermented, take it out and divide it evenly into six doughs, deflate the dough into a round shape, cover it with plastic wrap and let it rise for 20 minutes
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After it has rested, take a piece of dough and roll it into an oval shape, then turn it over and roll out the bottom edge thinly. In this way, the closing edge will fit naturally after rolling up
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Then roll it from top to bottom into a roll. After everything is done, cover it with plastic wrap and let it rest for 10 minutes
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Then slowly knead the dough into a long strip of about 70CM. Remember to cover it with plastic wrap, otherwise it will dry out easily
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First take three strips and braid them into braids, then place them in a baking pan, connect the ends of the braids and pinch them firmly. Do the same for the other three strips
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Ferment until doubled in size. Brush the surface with egg wash and garnish with raisins or dried cranberries. You can also sprinkle with shredded coconut for a more fragrant taste
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Place in the preheated oven, heat up and down at 160 degrees, and bake for 20 minutes. Remember to cover with tin foil after coloring to prevent the color from getting too dark
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After baking, let it cool on the grill
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Then sift icing sugar on the surface and decorate with ribbons to make it more festive
