Chai Tea Bread
I love chai tea and thought I would try incorporating it into a bread recipe. This is a bread machine recipe. I ran it on the Dough cycle and then braided and baked the bread in the oven.
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- Serves: 1 person
Ingredients
- 1cup 2% milk
- 3chai tea bags (such as Oregon Chai®), divided
- 3cups bread flour
- 1egg, separated
- 2tablespoons butter, softened
- ⅓cup white sugar
- 2¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
- ½teaspoon salt
- 1tablespoon water
- 1tablespoon white decorator sugar, or to taste
Instructions
Step 1
Heat milk in the microwave for 1 minute. Steep 1 tea bag in the warm milk for 7 to 10 minutes. Whisk contents of the remaining tea bags into flour.Step 2
Pour milk into a bread machine, discarding tea bag. Add egg yolk, butter, flour, sugar, yeast, and salt, in that order. Run Dough cycle.Step 3
Remove dough from the machine after the cycle is done, about 90 minutes. Place on a floured surface and punch down gently. Divide dough into 3 equal parts and braid together. Tuck ends under.Step 4
Place the braided loaf on a greased baking pan and cover loosely with a towel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.Step 5
Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).Step 6
Whisk egg white with water to make egg wash. Brush egg wash over the loaf. Sprinkle decorator sugar on top.Step 7
Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.