Recipe: Appetizing Traditional Polish Egg Bread

Traditional Polish Egg Bread.

You can have Traditional Polish Egg Bread using 10 ingredients and 15 steps. Here is how you cook that.

Ingredients of Traditional Polish Egg Bread

1. Prepare of egg bread.
2. Prepare 1 cup of scalded milk.
3. It’s 1/2 cup of butter.
4. It’s 1 tsp of salt.
5. It’s 4 tsp of dry active yeast.
6. It’s 1/4 cup of water, heated to 110 degrees.
7. Prepare 4 large of eggs.
8. It’s 5 of -6 cups flour.
9. Prepare 1 1/2 cup of golden raisins.
10. It’s 1 tbsp of sugar.

Traditional Polish Egg Bread instructions

1. Scald milk first. This means to heat milk over medium high heat just until small bubbles form around edges of pot. Do not let boil. Once bubbles form, turn off heat. Whisk sides and bottom of pot during this process to keep from burning..
2. Add butter , 1/2 the sugar, and salt to scalded milk. Let butter melt in milk. Stir and cool down to 120°F..
3. Take heated water, the remaining sugar and yeast and mix together in a small bowl. Let this sit for several minutes while yeast activates and becomes foamy..
4. In a mixing bowl with dough hook attachment , add in 5 cups of the flour..
5. Add in 3 beaten eggs and raisins..
6. Slowly mix in milk and yeast. Mix until you get a smooth dough ball forming. You will add flour as needed from extra 1 cup as needed to achieve this..
7. Knead several minutes then turn dough out into a lightly greased bowl. Cover with greased plastic wrap and leave in a warm place to rise for 1 hour..
8. After 1 hour, punch down dough and recover for one more hour..
9. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Divide into three pieces..
10. Roll each piece into a 14 " long rope shape..
11. Now preheat oven to 350°F..
12. On a parchment lined baking tray, braid the 3 ropes together folding both edges under bread. Cover and let rise 1/2 hour..
13. Take 1 egg and beat. Brush egg over braided bread and bake for 30-35 minutes until golden in color..
14. Enjoy this bread warm out of the oven!.
15. Recipe by taylor68too..