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 Submitted by Floydm on May 31, 2005 - 7:20am. Onion Braid
I based this on the Onion Twist Bread in Bernard Clayton's New Complete Book of Breads. I reduced the amount of yeast and used a poolish, and went for a braid instead of a twisted and panned loaf, but otherwise it is basically the same. Onion Braid
The night before, in a bowl, mix together the poolish until it form a batter. Cover with plastic wrap and set aside overnight. The next morning, combine 2 cups of the flour, the yeast, the sugar, the onion soup mix. Mix in the poolish, the milk, one of the eggs, the butter, and the Parmesan cheese with a wooden spoon. Add more flour a quarter cup at a time until a proper dough forms, one that is dry enough that you can hand knead it yet moist enough that it is still tacky to the touch. Pour the dough out of the bowl onto a clean work surface and knead the dough for approximately 10 minutes. Return the dough to a clean, greased bowl, cover with plastic, and allow to rise until doubled in size, approximately 90 minutes. Remove the dough from the bowl and shape it however you like. I tried a braid this time. I'm not good enough that I want to give directions on how to do it yet (for that please see your cookbook), but I will include the pictures my wife took of the process:
Cover the loaf with a damp towel or greased plastic wrap and allow it to double in size again, approximately 45 minutes. While you are waiting, preheat the oven (and baking stone, if you have one) to 450. Just before baking, glaze the loaf with the egg wash. Put it into the hot oven. After 5 minutes, reduce the temperature to 375 and bake for another 15 minutes. Rotate the loaf and bake until the loaf is done. Total baking time may vary based on shape. My loaf took about 45 minutes.
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Yum! That looks really good. How did it taste? It almost looks as if you used whole wheat flour. Did the golden color come from the soup mix?
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How did it taste?
It wasn't bad. Not as oniony than I had hoped, but less oniony than my wife feared. It smelled *wonderful*.
It almost looks as if you used whole wheat flour. Did the golden color come from the soup mix?
Yes, the color was from the soup.
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Now that I've tried it, I should add that this bread makes excellent toast. :)
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Is the one egg listed for the egg wash, or does a egg also go into the dough?
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One egg in dough, one egg
One egg in dough, one egg for wash.
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Egg Problem?
I'm new here and fell in love with this Onion Braid the first time I visited this site. I too, was a little confused about the egg, and decided that the egg was for the wash, my braid was raising when I came back on here and I worried that the missing egg would cause a problem with the taste or the texture? (As it baked, the smell was too scrumptious!) Well the braid is done and it's wonderful. My husband and I have devoured a huge portion of it already, some with butter and some with cream cheese. Thank you so much for sharing this recipe.
Susan O.
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Onion Braid
Mmmmm!
I made a loaf of this yesterday (my first) and it turned out great.
We ate it with garlic cream cheese which was delicious!
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It looks to die for!
I am also new here, and this looks fantastic! I found this site scouring the web for a braid recipe to do for Easter next weekend. I found this and I can't wait till then! Maybe a few "practice loaves" would be in order! I finally got some plastic bakery style bags so that my friends I keep covering up with my bread baking obsession don't have to bring their own towel or whatever to cart all this home with them! My family loves home made bread, and it's a good thing. The bug hit me hard! I have joined and this site is in my favorites. Thanks for the new inspiration!
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Braiding lessons anyone?!!!
I couldn't wait and started this onion braid this morning. It looks so inspiring in your photo. I found out one thing about my self today....for a woman, I cannot braid worth a flip! I had to undo this loaf 3 times to get it right. The instructions are fine, I think I'm just a SPAZ! ANY WAY! It is in the oven and smelling TOO FINE! Also my little girl is happily playing with a small piece of the dough I saved out for her. The loaf will be fine with 17 inch ropes instead of 18's. I wish my mom had let me play in dough, so I let her. I hope the home made bread bug is contagious and my daughter and I can make bread together for years to come. Thanks for the inspiration, and the recipe for the tasty loaf! Happy Baking!!
Audra
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onion braid looks delicious!
This look like it turned out well. Do you know what the internal temp was when it came out?
I have a similar recipe I have been wanting to try for onion rolls that doesn't have the egg wash. I think I'll try to do some fancy breads for next week also. Thanks for the nudge.
Eric
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On Bernard's Other Onion Opus
There is another onion loaf in Bernard Clayton's book that I have tried. Instead of the soup mix, you fill the ropes with an onion-butter-paprika-poppy seed mixture and then braid them. (Roll out a rectangle, put filling down, roll up into a rope.) Being onion-filled, it's quite deliciously aromatic baking and also makes outstanding toast. Highly recommended if you have his book. 2 loaves rarely last me 24 hours, alone.
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