Johinyy Sweet braid with jam , a simple and full of flavor recipe for a fabulous croissant braid , a soft braid that will give you so much satisfaction . Looking delicious and inviting, this brioche braid hides a jam filling , which will feel bite after bite, making it even softer and more palatable.
For me who love all kinds of brioches, breakfast brioches and sweet braids, this recipe literally drives me crazy ! Then I love the brioche with jam, like the Rose cake with jam or the Buchteln.
I had already proposed the Nutella Treccia , the Treccia with raisins and the Treccia with walnuts . Now it’s the turn of the soft braid with jam. Soft, fragrant, very soft , filled with jam. Perfect to brighten your breakfasts and your snacks . It has been a while since I wanted to make it, precisely because I love brioches with jam! Even the leavened braid with jam will give you a lot of satisfaction. I used apricot jam , but you can choose the flavor you prefer!
To prepare a perfect sweet braid, I used the flours of Farine Magiche , theDecorì Brewer’s Yeast (natural yeast), perfect for both sweet and savory preparations, and Decorì Sugar Grains , to make it even more cute and captivating .
You are ready? Here is the recipe for the sweet braid with jam. You just have to prepare the ingredients and start preparing your croissant braid!
Sweet braid with jam: recipe and preparation
For the dough:
175 g Manitoba flour ( 100% Manitoba The Magic Flours ) 175 g flour 00 140 g milk ( lukewarm ) 60 g butter ( melted )
50 g granulated sugar 1 egg ( medium ) 3 g dehydrated brewer’s yeast ( Decorì ) Half a vanilla pod
lemon zest ( half an untreated lemon ) 4 g salt to taste granulated sugar ( Decorì ) 250 g apricot jam 1 egg ( for brushing ) 3 tablespoons of milk
How to make the sweet braid
To make the sweet treccia, you will first need to prepare a leaven , so as to start the leavening a little earlier. Then follows the dough, the actual leavening, the formation of the brioche braid and, finally, the leavening of the cake already formed . The dough is convenient and quick to prepare , therefore, it is not that difficult.
You can replace dry (dehydrated) brewer’s yeast with 10 g of fresh brewer’s yeast , if you are used to using it.
Instead of using the two flours , you can directly use 350 g of W270 medium strength flour .
Heat the milk to warm it. Add the Decorì dry yeast and 1 tablespoon of sugar .
Mix milk, yeast and sugar
Cover with cling film and let it rest in the oven at 30 ° C for 20 minutes (oven off with light or leavening function).
Preparation of the leavening for the sweet braid
Melt the butter and set aside.
Put the sugar, the egg , the seeds extracted from half a vanilla bean , the grated zest of half a lemon and the melted butter in the mixer . Mix with the K or leaf beater at low speed .
Mix eggs, sugar and butter – Recipe Sweet braid with jam
Add the 100% Manitoba flour Le Farine Magiche and the 00 Dolci Soffici flour Le Farine Magiche , the leavened dough previously prepared and the salt .
Combine flour and leavened – Sweet braid with jam recipe
Knead for about 5 minutes, at low speed , so that the mixture begins to string and detach from the sides of the bowl .
Remove the whisk and insert the dough hook . Let it work for 10 minutes, at medium speed , taking care to remove the dough from time to time.
Soft braid dough
Shape it into a ball and place it in a bowl lightly greased with oil. Cover with cling film and let it rise in the oven off with the light on or with the leavening function for 2 hours and 30 minutes , until doubled . The dough of the treccia brioches is ready!
Rising dough Sweet braid
After the time has elapsed, turn the dough over on the work surface and deflate the cloth with your fingertips. Roll it out to form a 30 x 40 cm rectangle . Divide the short edge into 3 parts , so as to obtain 3 horizontal strips of approximately 10 x 40 cm .
Roll out the dough of the brioche braid
Spread the jam on half of the strip , leaving 1 cm free from the edge .
Stuff the braid with jam
Close the strips in half and press the edges lightly to seal well and to prevent the jam from escaping. You have created the 3 cords of the brioche braid.
Create 3 cords for the brioche braid
Take the 3 cords and start braiding them, as for making the braid for the hair ( HERE you can find how to make the 3-strand braid ). Tuck in the end edges and place your sweet braid with jam on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper .
How to make the sweet braid
Cover with a clean cloth and place it in the oven off with the light on and let it rise for 1 hour and a half .
Rising of the braid with jam
After this time, turn on the static oven at 170 ° C
Brush the entire surface with beaten egg with 3 tablespoons of milk and distribute the Decorì sugar grains . Bake in a preheated static oven at 170 ° C for 25 minutes , until golden brown.
Sweet braid with ready-made jam
Your soft braid with jam is ready ! Let it cool on a wire rack, covered with a clean cloth, so that the moisture stays inside and is super soft .
Sweet braid recipe
storage
The sweet Treccia with jam can be kept in a food-grade plastic bag , at room temperature, for 1 day . It can also be frozen , even for 2 months (you can also already divide it into portions).
