HALF AND HALF COLOR BRAIDS RECIPES

Steps:

• Dough: Blend almond milk, eggs, 3 tablespoons butter, and honey together. Stir in 2 cups white whole wheat flour. Allow the dough to rest for 45 minutes. Add sourdough starter, vital wheat gluten, Pineapple Extract, and salt. Mix well. Set aside. Combine the dried fruit, citrus peel, and sweetener together. Mix fruit into the dough. You can either knead the dough for 3-4 minutes or do 4 sets of stretch and folds; each set 1 hour apart. Allow the dough to ferment for a total of 6 hours counting from the time you mix it.
• Shaping: Colder dough is easier to handle so I set the dish of dough into the fridge for 30-45 minutes. Divide the dough into two pieces. Take one piece and and roll it 18 inches long. With a bench knife, cut the roll in half lengthwise. Loosely twist the two pieces together. to form a braid. Shape the braid into a circle. Brush with melted butter. Tuck 3 egg into the folds in the wreath. Repeat with the remaining piece of dough. Allow dough to proof/rise for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Baking: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake bread for 22-24 minutes or until the internal temperature is 200 degrees. Remove the braids from the oven. Allow to cool before frosting.
• Frosting: Whip frosting ingredients together until smooth. Drizzle over the breads. 2 breads

Steps:

• Dough: Blend almond milk, eggs, 3 tablespoons butter, and honey together. Stir in 2 cups white whole wheat flour. Allow the dough to rest for 45 minutes. Add sourdough starter, vital wheat gluten, Pineapple Extract, and salt. Mix well. Set aside. Combine the dried fruit, citrus peel, and sweetener together. Mix fruit into the dough. You can either knead the dough for 3-4 minutes or do 4 sets of stretch and folds; each set 1 hour apart. Allow the dough to ferment for a total of 6 hours counting from the time you mix it.
• Shaping: Colder dough is easier to handle so I set the dish of dough into the fridge for 30-45 minutes. Divide the dough into two pieces. Take one piece and and roll it 18 inches long. With a bench knife, cut the roll in half lengthwise. Loosely twist the two pieces together. to form a braid. Shape the braid into a circle. Brush with melted butter. Tuck 3 egg into the folds in the wreath. Repeat with the remaining piece of dough. Allow dough to proof/rise for 45 minutes to 1 hour.
• Baking: Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Bake bread for 22-24 minutes or until the internal temperature is 200 degrees. Remove the braids from the oven. Allow to cool before frosting.
• Frosting: Whip frosting ingredients together until smooth. Drizzle over the breads. 2 breads