Braided Nutty Wheat Bread

Ingredients:





Wheat Flour-1 1/4cups

Flour-1cup

Yeast-1tsp

Milk-3/4cup

Curd-1tbs

Oil-1/8cup

Almonds-8

Walnuts-3tbs

Salt-1tsp

Sugar-1tbs

Flakes of Almonds and Pista for topping





Procedure:





1. In a small bowl, add yeast, sugar and 1/8cup warm water and allow it to rest for 10 minutes.

2. When it is frothy, add it to 1/2cup milk, curd and oil.

3. Mix all the dry ingredients well.

4. Add the wet mixture and prepare a soft dough. Use the remaining 1/4cup milk if necessary.

5. The dough should be little sticky. Knead it for 10 minutes till soft and elastic.

6. Oil a bowl. Place the dough in it and cover with wrap. Let it rise for 1 hour.

7.If the climate is too cool, then keep a bowl of very hot water in the lower rack of oven. Keep the dough bowl on the upper rack and close the oven. The oven should be switched off. this will help the dough rise. I saw this tip at The Daring Baker.

8. Puch down the dough and divide it into 4 equal parts.

9. Roll each division into a long rope and braid it as shown i the tutorial. the braiding should be loose to give the dough room to rise.

10. Cover it loosely with wrap and set it aside for a rise. 

11. When it is double the size, brush with oil and top with almond and pista flakes.

12. Preheat oven to 180C. Bake the bread for 25 minutes or till the crust is golden brown.

13. Cool it on a rack.

14. Enjoy!





Photo Tutorial:









The dry ingredients


The wet ingredients






Soft and elastic dough


After the rise






Divide into four


Make four ropes and pinch at one end




Bring the right most under the 3rd, above 2nd and under 1st


Repeat it again




Repeat it again


Repeat till last. Pinch ends together


Brush with oil and top with almonds and pistas


Cool on rack after baking