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German Bread

5 ingredients · 12 steps · from Fast Easy Delicious

German Bread

Ingredients

  • 300ml/10.15 oz/1.5 cups Cold water
  • 1g Dry yeast
  • 500g/17.6oz/5 cups Bread flour
  • 10g/0.35oz/2 Teaspoons Salt
  • 20g/0.7oz/1 Tablespoon Melted butter
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Steps

  1. Mix the cold water, dry yeast, bread flour, and salt with a spoon.
  2. Add the melted butter and mix until it is distributed in the dough.
  3. Apply some oil to the surface of the dough.
  4. Cover the dough and let it rise at room temperature for 8 - 10 hours.
  5. Fold the dough.
  6. Divide the dough into 10 pieces, adjusting each piece to an average of 80-85g.
  7. Turn the dough into meringues.
  8. Arrange two by two side by side.
  9. Cover the dough and let it rest for 30 minutes.
  10. Make cuts in the dough.
  11. Spray water on the dough.
  12. Bake in a preheated oven at 220°C/428°F for 17-20 minutes.

Recipe extracted by Foodle from “German Bread: You Must Try This 100-Year-Old Recipe :: Amazing” by Fast Easy Delicious. Quantities follow the video and may be approximate — watch the original for technique.