Tricolor Braid Recipe

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“This impressive loaf is wonderfully dense and chewy,” says field editor Cindi Paulson of Anchorage, Alaska. It takes some time to prepare, but the results are worth the extra effort.

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Tricolor Braid Recipe
  • Prep: 1 hour + rising Bake: 25 min. + cooling
  • Yield: 24 Servings
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60 25 85

Ingredients

  • 2 packages (1/4 ounce each) active dry yeast
  • 2-1/3 cups warm water (110° to 115°)
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 tablespoons honey
  • 3 teaspoons salt
  • 3-1/3 to 3-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • WHEAT DOUGH:
  • 2 tablespoons toasted wheat germ
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 cup plus 2 to 5 tablespoons whole wheat flour
  • PUMPERNICKEL DOUGH:
  • 2 tablespoons baking cocoa
  • 2 tablespoons molasses
  • 1 cup plus 2 to 5 tablespoons rye flour
  • 1 egg white
  • 1 tablespoon water

Directions

  • In a large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water. Add butter, honey, salt and 2-1/3 cups flour; beat for 2 minutes. Divide evenly among three bowls.
  • To the first bowl, stir in enough remaining all-purpose flour to form a stiff dough.
  • Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and set aside.
  • Add wheat germ and molasses to the second bowl. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough wheat flour to make a stiff dough.
  • Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover and set aside.
  • Add cocoa and molasses to the third bowl. Beat until smooth. Stir in enough rye flour to make a stiff dough.
  • Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth and elastic, about 6-8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning once to grease top. Cover. Let all three bowls rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
  • Punch doughs down; divide each in half. Shape each portion into a 15-in. rope. Place a rope of each dough on a greased baking sheet and braid; seal ends. Repeat with remaining ropes.
  • Cover and let rise until doubled, about 45 minutes. Beat egg white and water; brush over braids.
  • Bake at 350° for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool. Yield: 2 loaves (12 slices each).

    Editor's Note: Use all-purpose flour on kneading surfaces for all three doughs.

Nutritional Analysis: 1 slice equals 146 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 5 mg cholesterol, 319 mg sodium, 28 g carbohydrate, 2 g fiber, 4 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 2 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Tricolor Braid in Taste of Home February/March 2006, p47

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Reviewed on May. 09, 2010 by Spiffy64

it turned out very beautiful and yummy. took a bit more effort but was well worth it!


Reviewed on Feb. 20, 2010 by Sprowl

This bread did take time, but was well worth it! Because I knead my dough in my kitchenaid mixer, I split up the dough in three cereal bowls and took turns mixing the different doughs in my mixer. My husband and I went through a half loaf, so we will probably only get 4 servings not the 24. LOL

 
 
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