Bread Loaf with Butter and Honey

Ingredients

• 500 g flour
• 30 g yeast
• 100 g sugar
• 200 ml lukewarm milk
• 100 g butter
• 0.5 tsp Salt
• 3 eggs
• 2 tsp vanilla sugar
• 1 lemon (unprocessed)
• melted butter (for brushing)
• 2 tbsp toasted almond kernels

Instructions

1. 1.

   Sift the flour into a bowl and form a well in the center. Crumble the yeast into the well, add 2 tsp sugar, and stir with some milk and flour to make a small dough; dust with flour and cover to rise in a warm place for 15 minutes.

2. 2.

   Place the softened butter, salt, eggs, vanilla sugar, and grated lemon zest on the rim of the bowl and knead everything into a smooth dough (hand mixer). Add enough milk so the dough is soft but not sticky.

3. 3.

   Cover the dough and let it rise for about 30 minutes until doubled in size.

4. 4.

   Preheat the oven to 180°C (bake top and bottom heat) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.

5. 5.

   Knead the dough again, divide into three equal pieces, shape into strands, braid them into a loaf, and let rise covered for another 15 minutes.

6. 6.

   Brush the loaf with melted butter, sprinkle with almonds, and bake for 30-40 minutes until golden yellow.