Family · German
Yeast Dough
The story
From Karla's family cookbook (2014). A versatile base dough for plaited loaves, rolls, and sweet pastries — enriched with helpful handwritten tips.
- Prep
- 30 min
- Cook
- 45 min
- Total
- 1 h 15 min
- Servings
- 8
- Difficulty
- medium
Method
Melt butter in a saucepan. Warm the milk in a separate pan until lukewarm.
Dissolve yeast in a small bowl with a little lukewarm milk
Sieve flour into a large bowl and make a well in the centre.
Pour the yeast mixture into the well. Place eggs and salt around the edge
Knead by hand for a good while until a smooth
Leave to rise in a warm
Bake at 180°C for 45 minutes.