Yeast basket

COOK TIME
150 mins

TOTAL TIME
150 mins

Ingredients

Directions

1. 1

   Mix flour and yeast in a bowl. Heat the milk lukewarm and melt the fat in it. Add to the flour mixture together with sugar and salt. Then work everything into a smooth dough with the dough hooks of the hand mixer. Knead briefly and form into a ball. Cover the dough and let it rise in a warm place for about 30 minutes

2. 2

   little by little

3. 3

   How to make the basket

4. 4

   Roll out the dough on a floured surface to a square of approx. 24 x 24 cm. Put the rest of the dough aside. Cut approx. 24 strips from it. To start, place two strips on top of each other and one underneath the other. Weave all further strips alternately over and under each other to form a grid of dough. Coat an ovenproof bowl of approx. 15 cm Ø with oil from the outside and place it upside down on a baking tray. Press lightly and cut off the protruding ends of the dough. Brush with whisked egg yolk and bake in the preheated oven (electric range 225° / gas mark 4) for 40-45 minutes. Cover after about 20 minutes so that the basket does not get too dark. Knead the rest of the dough and roll out into a strip approx. 40 cm long and 8 cm wide. Cut lengthwise into 3 strips. Weave a plait of it and close it on a greased baking tray to form a wreath. Braid the ends together and press them well together. Brush with whisked egg yolk and bake at the same temperature for about 20 minutes. Carefully remove the basket from the bowl. Place the wreath on the rim and pin it with wooden skewers. Fill the basket with Easter grass and coloured eggs