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This plaited loaf is made with 6 braids, rather than the more usual 3 and needs to be started the evening before.
- the crumb]]
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|TotalCalories = 1781
|PortionCalories = 178
|DatePublished=27th October 2012
|Author = JuliaBalbilla
|Servings = Servings: 10 - 1 large loaf
|Difficulty = 2
|TotalTime = 16 hours 20 minutes
|PrepTime = 15 hours 30 minutes
|CookTime = 50 minutes
|Image = [[Image:Plaited bread.jpg|middle|none|alt=Electus]]

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====Best recipe review====

''Needs quite a lot of time''

4.6/5 

But it looks brilliant - like a fabulous harvest festival centrepiece.

 [[User:PSmith|Paul R Smith]] 
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[[Image:Plaited bread - the crumb.jpg|thumb|300px|right|Plaited [[Bread|bread]]
{{RecipeIngredients
| 330ml [[Milk|milk]]
| 550g [[Strong white bread flour|strong white bread flour]]
| 7g fast action [[Yeast|yeast]]
| 50g [[Olive oil|olive oil]]
| ¾ teaspoon [[Salt|salt]]
| 1 large [[Egg|egg]], beaten
| [[Oil]] for greasing
| 1 [[egg]], beaten, for [[Brushing|brushing]]

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===[[Mise en place]]===
* The evening before, mix all of the [[Milk|milk]], half (275g) of the [[Flour|flour]] and the [[Yeast|yeast]].
* Cover with [[Clingfilm|clingfilm]] or a shower cap and leave overnight in the [[Fridge|fridge]].
===Method===

{{RecipeMethod
| The following morning, remove the bowl from the [[Fridge|fridge]] and allow to come up to room temperature.
| Mix in the other 250g [[Flour|flour]] and the remaining ingredients.
| [[Knead]], according to your chosen method.
| Shape into a ball and place in an oiled bowl and leave, covered until almost double its size.
| Deflate the [[Dough|dough]] and repeat the previous step.
| Divide into 6 - use your scales - trying not to deflate the [[Dough|dough]] too much..
| Roll each piece into '[[Sausages|sausages]]' about 20 cm in length.
| Hold them upright in front of you and attach the ends to each other.
| Take the first right-[[Hand|hand]] braid and pass over the following two (2-3) under 4 and over the last two (5-6).
| At this stage, the first part finds itself at the end beyond braid 6 and braid 2 is found at the extreme right.
| You continue as before, so take what is now braid 1, pass it over 2 and 3, under 4, and over 5 and 6.
| Repeat these actions until the plait is complete and then seal the end.
| Cover and allow to [[Proove|proove]].
| [[Brush]] with the [[egg]] and [[Bake|bake]] in a preheated [[Oven|oven]] at 180° C (350° F - gas 4), [fan oven 160° C & reduce cooking time by 10 mins per hour], for 50 minutes.
| You may wish to turn the [[Bread|bread]] round after 30 minutes, if your [[Oven|oven]] is like mine and cooks unevenly and I would recommend that you turn it upside down for the final 10 minutes of the cooking time.
| When [[Baked|baked]], allow to cool on a wire rack.
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===Recipe source===
* This is my own recipe, but the plaiting method is explained at '''[http://djouza.over-blog.com/article-pain-aux-oeufs-86664280.html Ma Cabane aux Délices]'''.
===Variations===
Add flavourings to taste, such as onion powder, tomato purée, seeds, grated cheese etc.
===Chef's notes===
The plaiting was not that difficult, but you need to keep the braids quite tight. When dividing your dough, use a metal dough cutter as this will give a cleaner cut.
==See also==
* [[Plaited bread (TM)|Here]] is a recipe for making the [[bread]] in a [[Thermomix]].
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