Homemade Braided Bread

by Sidney Yang

Sidney Yang

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Updated Jan 26, 2026

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Here is a recipe for sweet, fragrant, and delicate braided bread. It’s fantastic with butter and honey, which will awaken your greediest instincts for sure. The scent of orange flower water may recall childhood memories for lots of us…Photo credit: © Eatwell101.com

Ingredients list for the braided bread recipe

For 8 braid breads:

• 5 cups (500g) flour
• 4/5 cup (200ml) milk
• 2 teaspoons active dry or instant yeast
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 5 1/3 ounces (150g) butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons orange blossom aroma
• 1 pinch of salt
• Sugar

Directions

1. Heat the milk while letting the butter soften at room temperature.
2. Pour butter, milk, and remaining ingredients except sugar into a bowl. Mix, then knead, for 3 minutes.
3. Let the dough rest for 1 hour in a warm place, free from air drafts.
4. Divide the dough into 24 pieces. Form an 8-inch-long roll with each piece of dough (approx 20cm).
5. Use 3 dough rolls together to form a braid. Sprinkle with icing sugar. Let it stand for about twenty minutes.
6. Bake in a preheated oven at 340°F (170°C) for 15 minutes.

Your braided breads are ready!

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Homemade Braided Bread

Author: Sidney Yang  |  Servings: 8 braid breads

Prep Time: 20 min  |   Cook Time: 15 min

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• 5 cups (500g) flour
• 4/5 cup (200ml) milk
• 2 teaspoons active dry or instant yeast
• 2 tablespoons of sugar
• 5 1/3 ounces (150g) butter
• 2 eggs
• 2 tablespoons orange blossom aroma
• 1 pinch of salt
• Sugar

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Instructions

1. Heat the milk while letting the butter soften at room temperature.
2. Pour butter, milk, and remaining ingredients except sugar into a bowl. Mix, then knead, for 3 minutes.
3. Let the dough rest for 1 hour in a warm place, free from air drafts.
4. Divide the dough into 24 pieces. Form an 8-inch-long roll with each piece of dough (approx 20cm).
5. Use 3 dough rolls together to form a braid. Sprinkle with icing sugar. Let it stand for about twenty minutes.
6. Bake in a preheated oven at 340°F (170°C) for 15 minutes.

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