Bread Machine Zopf (Swiss Egg Bread)

Bread Machine Zopf (Swiss Egg Bread)

from adamantkitchen.com
Bread
180 min
10 servings
231 kcal / serving

Zopf is a swiss egg bread that's traditionally made in the shape of a braid, but you can also bake it right in the bread machine. 

Ingredients

  • ½ cupmilk
  • ⅝ cupwater
  • 1egg
  • 3 tbspbutter (unsalted, room temperature, cut into pieces)
  • 4 cupsbread flour
  • 1 ½ tbspsugar
  • 2 tspsalt
  • 2 ¼ tspsaf instant yeast (or 2 3/4 tsp bread machine yeast)

Directions

  1. 1

    Place the ingredients into the bread machine pan, starting with the liquid ingredients listed first.

  2. 2

    Place the flour on top of the liquid ingredients and create a small well in the flour.

  3. 3

    Nestle the salt and yeast in the flour well, then close the lid.

  4. 4

    Set the bread machine to bake using the basic cycle and medium crust setting (or equivalent settings on your machine).

  5. 5

    Press start and allow the machine to cycle.

  6. 6

    Once the baking cycle is complete, open the lid and allow the bread to cool for a few minutes before removing it from the pan and cooling completely on a cooling rack on the counter.