Houska Czech Christmas Braided Bread
Created by dienia b on November 5, 2022
- Servings: 12
- Prep Time: 4h
- Cook Time: 35m
- Recipe #39774
Ingredients
- Sponge:
- 1/2 cup water, warm
- 2 teaspoons sugar
- 2 1/4 teaspoons yeast,(2 packages)
- Bread:
- 2 cups milk ,scalded
- 3/4 cup butter,(oleo)
- 1 cup sugar
- 3 eggs, beaten
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 3/4 cup raisins
- 1 cup almonds, flaked
- 7 cups flour
How to Make
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Step 1: Make sponge and let proof
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Step 2: Add butter to scalded hot milk
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Step 3: Let cool
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Step 4: Add sugar eggs salt and vanilla
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Step 5: Add raisins and nuts
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Step 6: Add flour 2 cups at a time mixing well after each addition until forming a soft dough
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Step 7: On floured board knead dough 10 minutes(may need more flour it had up to 8 cups)
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Step 8: Put in greased bowl and cover with damp cloth
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Step 9: Let rise until double in size
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Step 10: Punch down
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Step 11: Divide dough into six equal balls
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Step 12: Braid 3 of the rolls each (watch video on how to do this ,it's tricky)
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Step 13: Preheat oven to 350 degrees F
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Step 14: Place in greased Pam sprayed bread pans
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Step 15: Let rise until doubled
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Step 16: Bake in preheated 350 degree oven 35 minutes until done
Nutritional Facts
- Serving Size: 1 (232.5 g)
- Calories 587.2
- Total Fat - 22.5 g
- Saturated Fat - 12.2 g
- Cholesterol - 261 mg
- Sodium - 448.2 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 82.6 g
- Dietary Fiber - 8.9 g
- Sugars - 28.6 g
- Protein - 19.3 g
- Calcium - 115.1 mg
- Iron - 3.9 mg
- Vitamin C - 0.2 mg
- Thiamin - 0.5 mg