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Servings: 1 bread

Braided Pesto Bread with Wild Garlic Pesto

This bread will be perfect as a side dish to meals, e.g., for barbecue evenings as we head into the warmer season.
Author: madsglunde
Course: Baking
Keyword: Bake, Bread, Sides, Snack
Prep Time: 1 hour 50 minutes
Cook Time: 15 minutes
Metric - US Customary

Equipment

  • Pot
  • Stand Mixer
  • Rolling Pin
  • Knife
  • Bread Knife
  • Whisk
  • Bowl
  • Brush
  • Oven

Ingredients

  • 25 gram Yeast
  • 200 gram Milk warm
  • 6 gram Salt
  • 28 gram Oil
  • 300 gram Wheat Flour
  • 100 gram Pesto green, for example wild garlic pesto
  • 1 pcs. Egg beaten, for brushing

Instructions

  • Warm the milk to about 37 degrees Celsius (99 degrees Fahrenheit), mix it with the yeast in a mixing bowl.
  • Add salt, oil, and flour, and knead the dough for about 10 minutes (until it is smooth and leaves the bowl).
  • Let the dough rise for 1 hour in a warm place.
  • Turn the dough out onto a floured surface, and roll into a rectangle (about 30x20cm and 1 cm thick).
  • Spread the pesto on the dough and then roll it into a roulade.
  • Cut it lengthwise but make sure it still stays together at one end, then braid them over each other and place it in a loaf pan.
  • Let the dough rise for 30 minutes in a warm place.
  • Whisk an egg and brush the bread, then bake the bread in the oven at 200 degrees Celsius (392 degrees Fahrenheit) fan for about 15-20 minutes until golden.