Magic White braided bread with raspberry jam and pistachio nuts

Ingredients

for 1 loaf of brioche bread

• 500 g Mix for Magic White
• 40 g granulated sugar
• 2 sachets of vanilla sugar
• 2 g dry yeast
• 200 ml tempered or lukewarm milk
• 80 g butter
• 1 tsp vanilla flavour
• 2 eggs
• Baking tin
• When working your dough, always sprinkle flour over the work surface/rolling pin/dough.

Tip: make an easy version with 500 g Mix and 330 ml water

for the filling

• 3 tbsp raspberry jam
• 2 tbsp ground pistachios
• a handful of fresh raspberries

Preparation

make the braided bread

STEP 1

Combine the mix with the granulated sugar and vanilla sugar in a mixing bowl. Dissolve the yeast in the milk. Add the milk to the flour.

STEP 2

Finally, add the butter, the vanilla flavour, and the eggs.

STEP 3

Knead for 20 minutes by hand or 10 minutes in a bread machine until you have a smooth dough.

STEP 4

Cover with a tea towel. Leave to rise at room temperature for 40 minutes.

STEP 5

Press flat and form a rectangle about 2 cm thick.

STEP 6

Garnish the rectangle with the raspberry jam, ground pistachios and fresh raspberries.

STEP 7

Roll the dough into a sausage shape. Split the dough down the middle but leave the end of the loaf uncut.

STEP 8

Braid the brioche. Place the loaf in a buttered baking tin. Cover and leave to rise at room temperature for 40 minutes.

STEP 9

Bake the brioche for 30 minutes in an oven preheated to 180°C. Allow to cool and garnish with fresh raspberries and pistachios.