Vienna Bread
Vienna Bread
Time: 1 hrs
Ingredients
- 2 (1/4 ounce) packages yeast
- 1 cup warm water
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 5 -6 cups flour
- 1 cup milk
- 1 tablespoon salt
- 3 tablespoons butter, melted
Directions
- 1 dissolve yeast in water and stif in 1 T of sugar and 1 3/4 to 2 cups flour, enough to make a soft spongy dough.
- 2 cover the bowl with a towel and put sponge aside in a warm place to rise about 45 minutes till puffed and soft.
- 3 add the milk, remaining sugar, salt and melted butter and stir the sponge down well.
- 4 work in as much of the remaining dough as is needed to make a stiff dough.
- 5 turn the dough out on a heavily floured board, sprinkle with a little more flour and knead for 10 to 15 minutes, till it is smooth and elastic.
- 6 form the dough into a ball and put in a large buttered bowl, turning once to coat with butter on all sides.
- 7 cover the bowl with a towel and let rise for 45 minutes to an hour - till doubled (less time if using rapid rise yeast).
- 8 punch down dough and form into 2 oblong loaves or large braids.
- 9 put the loaves on buttered baking sheets, cover with a towel and let rise for 1/2 or till doubled.
- 10 beat together egg yolk and milk and brush the loaves with the glaze.
- 11 put them in preheated 425 degree oven and after five minutes turn down heat to 375 degrees.
- 12 bake loaves for 20-35 minutes more, till golden brown.