Ingredients

• 150g Milk
• 2 Eggs
• 50g Unsalted Butter
• 7g Dried Yeast
• 3 tablespoons of Sugar
• 350g Cake Flour
• 50g Butter
• 1 ½ teaspoons of Salt
• Pearl Sugar as needed

Tools

• Oven
• Parchment paper
• Kenwood Chef
• Kenwood bowl - kenwood chef
• Baking sheet - 18 x 13"

Method

1. Line a clean baking sheet with parchment paper
2. Attach Spiral Dough Tool
3. Add milk, dried yeast, sugar, cake flour, butter, egg and salt to the Kenwood Bowl
4. Mix then scrape bowl - 5 min, Speed 2
5. Add unsalted butter to the Kenwood Bowl bit by bit while machine is running
6. Mix then scrape bowl - 5 min, Speed 2
7. Mix - 5 min, Speed 2
8. Cover with kitchen towel
9. Prove - 1 hr 30 min
10. Carefully transfer the dough from the Kenwood mixer bowl to a lightly floured work surface
11. Gently pull the edges into the centre
12. Roll the dough out to elongate
13. Divide into 3 equal pieces
14. Cover with kitchen towel
15. Let rest - 10 min
16. Pre-heat oven - 200°C
17. Roll out each dough piece into a long even rope
18. Plait the 3 dough ropes
19. Tuck the ends underneath to secure
20. Place plait on lined baking sheet
21. Brush with egg
22. Sprinkle with pearl sugar
23. Bake - 30 min, 200°C
24. To check if the loaf is cooked, gently tap the bottom of the loaf. If the bread sounds hollow it's cooked, place it on a cooling rack. If not place it back in the oven for a few minutes
25. Serve

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