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Pesto Twist bread.
All know the sweet twist breads. Today we have chosen a hearty version of the popular pastry.
The good thing is: this braid goes well with Easter, parties, serves as a sandwich, snack break and as a side dish.
You can slice the pesto twist bread and garnish nicely or garnish with tasty ingredients. Make sure that the ingredients are not too moist, because that doesn´t like the bread. You can also take him to birthday parties or festivals and events. You will see that it is tasty and enjoys great popularity.
Pesto Twist Bread
200 g spelt flour
200 g wheat flour
250 ml of lukewarm water
9 g dry yeast (instand Yeast)
1 tsp salt
2 tbsp olive oil
filling
4-5 tbsp of green pesto (bought or homemade)
eg.
2 tbsp of soy milk or 1 egg wash
Lay out a box tin with baking paper.
dough
Place the flour, salt and dried yeast in a mixing bowl and stir. Add water and oil and knead with kneading for 5 minutes to a smooth dough.
Cover and leave in a warm place for 60 minutes or until the volume has doubled.
Briefly knead the dough and roll it into a rectangle on a floured work surface.
Pesto
Brush with pesto and roll up from the long side.
Cut lengthwise with a sharp knife and twist the strands into each other. (see Gif video below)
Put the braid in the box mold and let it go covered again for 40 minutes.
Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
Brush with soy milk or egg wash.
Bake the pesto twist bread for 35-40 minutes.
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Pesto Twist Bread
Ingredients
dough
- 200 g spelt flour note
- 200 g wheat flour
- 250 ml of lukewarm water
- 9 g dry yeast (instand yeast)
- 1 tsp salt
- 2 tbsp olive oil
filling
- 4-5 tablespoons of green pesto bought or homemade
eg.
- 2 tablespoons of soy milk or 1 whisked egg
Instructions
- Lay out a box tin with baking paper.
dough
- Place the flour, salt and dried yeast in a mixing bowl and stir. Add water and oil and knead with kneading for 5 minutes to a smooth dough.
- Cover and leave in a warm place for 60 minutes or until the volume has doubled.
- Briefly knead the dough and roll it into a rectangle on a floured work surface.
Pesto
- Brush with pesto and roll up from the long side.
- Cut lengthwise with a sharp knife and twist the strands into each other. (see image)
- Put the braid in the box mold and let it go covered again for 40 minutes.
- Preheat the oven to 180 ° C.
- Brush with soy milk or whisked egg.
- Bake the pesto bread for 35-40 minutes.
Notes
- You can use for the whole bread all purpose flour!
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3 comments
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What can you substitute for spelt flour?
Hi K,
you can use all purpose flour.