sweet valentine’s day braid

A sweet Valentine’s Day braid is a declaration of love in form of food. It’s easy to make, incredibly soft and so delicious. The perfect addition to your brunch table or even for the afternoon coffee.

This Valentine’s Day braid will melt every heart. 🙂

It is very uncomplicated made, fluffy, perfectly sweet and an absolute eye-catcher on the breakfast table.

tips for making this sweet valentine’s day braid:

• All ingredients should be at room temperature. This makes the dough easier to work with and it also rises faster and better.
• The heart is made by making two braids and placing them together on the baking sheet.
  You can make a simple 3 strand braid for this or one with four strands like I did. It’s completely up to you. Both will look great.
• If you wanna give the four strand braid a try, here’s a little video I found on Youtube where you see how to braid it: INSTRUCTION VIDEO

Happy baking and HAPPY VALENTINE’S DAY!!

If you are looking for more breakfast baking inspiration – this way:

• soft brioche croissants
• soft walnut cinnamon twists
• fruit loaded breakfast muffins

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sweet valentine's day braid

A sweet Valentine's Day braid is a declaration of love in form of food. It's easy to make, incredibly soft and so delicious. The perfect addition to your brunch table or even for the afternoon coffee.

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Keyword

bread, breakfast inspiration, Brot, Frühstück, Valentine's Day, Valentinstag

Prep Time

10 minutes

Cook Time

35 minutes

Passive Time

3 hours

Servings

heart (about 1,3 kg) MetrischImperial

Ingredients

dough

• 6 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup milk lukewarm
• 1/3 cup water lukewarm
• 1/2 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup Butter soft (80 grams)
• 1 medium organic egg
• 1 egg yolk
• 2 tsp salt
• 7 grams active dry yeast

also

• 1 medium organic eggs
• 2 tbsp milk
• hail sugar optional

Keyword bread, breakfast inspiration, Brot, Frühstück, Valentine's Day, Valentinstag Prep Time 10 minutes Cook Time 35 minutes Passive Time 3 hours Servings heart (about 1,3 kg) MetrischImperial Ingredients dough 6 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup milk lukewarm 1/3 cup water lukewarm 1/2 cup sugar 1/3 cup Butter soft (80 grams) 1 medium organic egg 1 egg yolk 2 tsp salt 7 grams active dry yeast also 1 medium organic eggs 2 tbsp milk hail sugar optional

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Instructions

1. Dissolve the yeast in the lukewarm water for 1-2 minutes. Put all the ingredients in a good food processor and knead for about 5 minutes until smooth.
2. Roughly form the dough into a ball, place it in a bowl and let it rise covered at ideally 30-35°C / 85-95°F (e.g. in the oven) or at room temperature for 1-1.5 hours until it has doubled in volume. (If you have time, you can tap the bowl with the dough firmly on the work surface a few times so that the dough collapses and then let it rise again for about 1 hour. However, you can skip this step).
3. Transfer the dough to a lightly floured work surface and divide into 6 pieces (for a 3-plait) or 8 pieces (for a 4-plait).
4. Roll the dough pieces long. When they are about 20 cm long, let them "rest" for about 10 minutes so that the dough can relax. Then finish rolling out. The two ends should be thinner than the middle part. This will make it easier to shape the heart later. Make two braids with three or four strands each.
5. Line a baking sheet with baking paper. Form a heart with the two braids on the baking sheet. Press the ends together a little. Cover with a cloth and let rise for 30 minutes at room temperature.
6. Preheat the oven to 165°C / 330°F top/bottom heat.
7. Whisk the egg with the milk and brush the braid with it. Sprinkle with hail sugar (optional). Bake the bread for 35-40 minutes. After 20 minutes, cover with aluminum foil, if necessary, so that it does not get too dark. If you have a food thermometer: 91°C / 195°F is ideal.
8. Let the braid cool on a rack after baking.

Recipe Notes

• If you plan to freeze the braid, I recommend taking the bread out of the freezer bag immediately to thaw, otherwise the hail sugar will become "liquid".