March 19, 2020

St. Joseph Bread

Name: St Joseph's Bread
Ingredients: 2/3 cup Warm whole milk (110F); 3 tsp Active yeast; 3 cups Bread flour; 1/4 cup Sugar; 1 tsp Salt; 2 tbsp Melted butter; 2 large Eggs; 1/2 tsp Anise Seeds (Fennel seeds as substitute); 1 Egg white for eggwash; 1/4 cup Sesame seeds

A bread traditionally served on St. Joseph’s Day.

St Joseph’s Bread

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Ingredients Method Notes

Ingredients

2/3 cup Warm whole milk (110F)
3 tsp Active yeast
3 cups Bread flour
1/4 cup Sugar
1 tsp Salt
2 tbsp Melted butter
2 large Eggs
1/2 tsp Anise Seeds (Fennel seeds as substitute)

Toppings

1 Egg white for eggwash
1/4 cup Sesame seeds

Method

Bloom the yeast by mixing milk and yeast. Set aside for 10 minutes.
Mix together one cup of flour, sugar and salt on a separate bowl to make flour mixture.
Add yeast solution and flour mixture on a mixing bowl. Add melted butter and mix for 2 minutes using the standing mixer paddle attachment.
Add another cup of flour and anise seeds. Mix for another 2 minutes.
Change to the dough hook attachment and mix in 1/4 cup flour at a time until it forms to a dough consistency. Knead for 4 minutes.
Transfer the dough into a slightly oiled bowl, cover and set aside until it doubles the size. About 1 hour.
Slightly punch the dough. You can divide the though and form to various shapes desired. Most popular is a cross, staff, wheat design. Set on a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silicon baking sheet. Let it rise on a warm place for about 40 minutes.
Set the oven to 350 F. Just before you put in the oven, carefully brush the bread with egg wash and sprinkle sesame seeds generously. Bake for 35 minutes.
Transfer to cooling rack, then serve and enjoy.