Ingredients
- 1 egg
- 4 1/2 cups baker's flour
- 1/3 cup powdered milk
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 4 ounces wheat bran
- 1 package dry yeast
- 4 ounces yogurt
- 1-ounce honey
- 1-ounce butter, melted
- 2 1/2 cups warm water
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
Beat egg thoroughly and set aside.
Mix flour, powdered milk, salt, wheat bran and yeast in a large bowl. Mix yogurt, honey, butter and water in a separate bowl. Add wet ingredients to dry. Knead mixture for approximately 7 minutes until dough is no longer wet but smooth.
Let rise until doubled in size.
Remove dough from bowl and invert it onto a lightly floured surface. Divide dough into 3 equal parts. Pat dough to make 3 equal strips approximately 10 to 12 inches long and about 1 to 1 1/2-inches thick.
Join the ends of each bread strip and pinch all 3 together. Begin braiding, lapping each strip 1 at a time over the other. Pinch the ends together. Tuck the pinched ends underneath the braided bread. Line a baking sheet with parchment or waxed paper. Place the bread on baking sheet. With pastry brush, brush loaf evenly with beaten egg. Allow dough to rise until doubled in size. Bake until lightly brown, 15 to 20 minutes. Remove from the oven and cool on a rack.
* Restaurant Recipe
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By jodibu
Madison, WI
on November 11, 2011
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Fantastic recipe - tastes great, low sodium and healthy to boot.
This is our new everyday bread. We eat it with butter, toasted, grilled cheese sandwiches, etc.
Unlike other reviewers, I did not have to add extra flour - perhaps because I weighed my flour instead of using a dry measure. My oven had trouble baking the bread evenly when I braided it so I make it into 3 loaves.
By npharr0913
on May 10, 2011
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I actually just had this bread at the restaurant on Mother's Day. I love it. My husband and i live about 6 blocks from Frank's and he will be in heaven when he finds out that i can make his favorite bread at home.
By bunnytopia
Eureka , CA
on December 28, 2010
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I make this all the time, like all my recipes I "tweek" them. So this one I add 1 cup of yogurt (love the yogurt, 2 ounces of honey, 1/3 cup sugar( I like my bread a little sweet, 2 scoops of flax and 2-3 more cups of flour, I make it into 2 loaves and only sometimes twist. I also found the bake time is more like 30-35 mins. The texture is the best and healthy too. Thank you for the recipe and inspiration.
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