Caramelized Onion Braids

Ingredients:

310gr Plain Flour
130gr Bread Flour
1 Teaspoon Salt
1 Teaspoon Sugar
7gr Dried Yeast
315 Ml Warm Milk
30gr Butter
1 Tablespoon Oil
1Kg Onions (Chopped)
1 Egg (beaten)
(Optional, but Ace!!) 1/2 Teaspoon Basil, 1/2 Teaspoon Oregano and 1/4 Teaspoon of Garlic Puree




Method:

1: Melt the butter in a pan with the chopped onions, add a pinch of brown sugar - takes ages but tastes awesome!

2: Sift the flours together with the salt and sugar into a large bowl (add a pinch of Oregano, Basil and some garlic puree)
Sift again to mix all the ingredients together and to add more air to the mix
3: Dissolve the yeast in 125 Ml warm milk in a small bowl
4: Add the rest of the milk
5: Make a well in the centre of the flour, pour in the milk and knead until it comes together as a smooth, elastic ball
6: Cover for an hour or so - until doubled in size
7: Punch down, cover and leave to rise another hour
8: Punch down again and roll out onto a floured surface and knead for about 10 mins
9: Grease a baking tray and divide the dough in half.


10: Working on one half of the dough at a time, divide into 3 pieces - Roll each of those into a long rectangle
11: Spoon some onion mix down the centre of each strip, brush the edges with beaten egg and seal lengthways.
12: Plat together the 3 rolled strips, pinch the ends together and brush with egg

Preheat the oven to 180 Degrees C

13: Repeat for the remaining half and place on the baking tray
14: Cover with a damp tea towel and leave for 45 mins (until risen)
15: Bake for 35 mins or until brown - tap the bottom of the bread - a hollow sound will tell you that it's done