I got asked to do a braid (we call it Zopf in Switzerland) for Easter-Sunday. Since I have already done bicolor braids before with two kinds of flour (brownish whole grain flour and regular, white flour), I knew that bicolor or marble looks great on braids. This time, I wanted to try food color. Here’s the result:
2 times 500 grams of dough – with artificial color from the baking sectionThe braid before painting it with egg yolk.The braid covered with a wet cloth to let the yeast do its work.The braid in the oven for about 45 minutes at 220° Celsius.The braid after it’s been in the oven, cooling down.The outer surface looks like a regular braid, you can barely see the color but if it’s cut open, the colors are visible.Ready to be eaten…It looks kind of Miami Vice-ish with this pink and baby-blue. Can you see the flamingo?Well, it looks different, that’s for sure.
Looks quite trippy, I know – but if you eat it, you’ll forget about the color.
