Knot Bread (Pitka vazelcheta)
A layered pull-apart loaf of buttered dough sheets cut into strips, each twisted and coiled into a snail knot.
Ingredients
| 200 мл | fresh milk |
| 200 г | yogurt |
| 2 бр. | eggs + 1 white (yolk + 1 tbsp oil set aside for brushing) |
| 1 с.л. | salt |
| 1/2 с.л. | sugar |
| 1/2 кубче | yeast (Yuva; 1 cube of Yuva is for 2 kg flour) |
| 800 г | flour |
| 40-50 г | melted butter (for brushing between the layers) |
Instructions
I'll note down my products for a tin 28 cm in diameter.
Preparation:
- Knead a dough and divide it into 4 balls.
- Roll out each ball into a rectangle. Stack them one on top of another, brushing butter in between.
- Cut the stacked rectangles crosswise (on the short side) into 7 strips.
- Twist each strip (of 4 layers) and coil it into a snail. Arrange them in a greased and floured tin.
- Leave the loaf to rise, brush with yolk and bake at 170 degrees, bottom heating element with fan.
- When ready, leave to cool on a rack and glaze with butter.