Cinnamon brain bread
Cinnamon-filled yeast dough folded into the shape of a brain.
Active time45 min
Cooking45 min
Total3 h 30 minResting : 2 h
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Ingredients
- 175 g unsalted butter
- 250 ml milk
- 1 egg
- 3 tsp ground cinnamon
- 500 g plain flour
- 1 packet of dried yeast for 500 g flour
- 1 pinch of fine salt
- 70 g caster sugar
- 100 g soft brown sugar
- 1 packet of vanilla sugar
Preparation
Warm the milk and melt 70 g butter in it. Let it stay lukewarm rather than hot. Mix flour and yeast. Add sugar, vanilla sugar, egg, salt and the milk mixture. Knead until smooth and elastic.
175 g unsalted butter250 ml milk1 egg500 g plain flour1 packet of dried yeast for 500 g flour1 pinch of fine salt70 g caster sugar1 packet of vanilla sugar- saucepan
- mixing bowl
- electric mixer
Cover and leave in a warm place for about 60 min until doubled in size.
- mixing bowl
Let the butter portion for the filling soften. Beat 100 g soft butter with brown sugar and cinnamon. Grease the ovenproof bowl with 5 g butter.
3 tsp ground cinnamon100 g soft brown sugar- mixing bowl
- electric mixer
- 23 cm, 2 litre ovenproof bowl
Roll the dough on baking paper into a 70 × 20 cm rectangle. Spread with cinnamon butter and cut into 2 cm strips. Fold the strips in waves inside the bowl to form two lobes. Leave about 5 cm below the rim.
- rolling pin
- baking paper
- knife
- 23 cm, 2 litre ovenproof bowl
Cover and let rise for about 30 min until noticeably puffy. Heat the oven to 180 °C towards the end of the rise.
- 23 cm, 2 litre ovenproof bowl
- oven
Bake the bowl for 45 min. After 20 min, cover the top with baking paper. The bread should be golden and cooked in the centre.
- 23 cm, 2 litre ovenproof bowl
- oven
- baking paper
- wire rack
Leave for 20 min before turning out and setting the folded side upwards.
- 23 cm, 2 litre ovenproof bowl
- wire rack
Allergens
- Eggs
- Gluten
- Milk
Sources and credits
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