Cheesy Tricolor Braided Whole Wheat Bread
Back in 1950 on this day in January India became a Republic. In celebration of the Republic Day I present the tricolor braided cheese bread. I used vegetables as dye to color the bread. I used carrots and cherry tomatoes for the orange layer, broccoli for the green and left the white uncolored. Though the colors are not visible on the finished bread under the melted cheese they are clearly visible on the slices. I used the same recipe for this bread as I had for the zopf . The bread turned out soft with a lightly crunchy but very thin crust. It was great on its own but tasted even better with a dab of boursin cheese. In my house I have never had to sneak in vegetables into anything. Everyone loves vegetables, most of all my daughter. But if you have picky eaters this might be a good way to get the vegetables in. You will need (for two loaves) 280 gm white whole flour 200 gm all purpose flour 8 gm yeast 2 tsp. salt 1 egg yolk 2 tbsp butter, melted For the g