起司吐司 Braided Cheese Bread

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This is a beautiful loaf, my first braided bread. But it tastes not good enough. I kept imagining that there will be a savory taste - salty and garlicky, but there isn't. Next time I should add some minced garlic, salt and pepper, or herbs. And I should use butter instead of vegetable oil to enhance the flavor. 

Well, let's just pretend it is a simple and plain sandwich loaf, with a hint of cheese.

這條吐司很美，是我第一次做辮子造型的麵包。但是味道方面還差強人意。我一直覺得這條吐司應該要有鹹香的味道，像是蒜味之類的，但是沒有（因為沒放蒜末啊！）下回我要加一些蒜末、撒些鹽和胡椒、或是加入一些香料。而且這次用的是植物油，改用奶油應該也會比較香。

那這次就當做是做了條，帶有點起司味的白土司吧。

Braided Cheese Bread (9" loaf.)

Ingredients:

• Old dough (pâte fermentée) 100-120 g, tear or cut into small pieces.
• wheat germ 40 g
• bread flour 255 g
• active dry yeast 5 g
• salt 4 g
• sugar 20 g
• water 183 g
• vegetable oil 20 g (should have used butter)
• grated cheese of your choice

Directions:

1. Mix old dough, wheat germ, bread flour, yeast, salt, and sugar together. Add water, and mix or knead to form a dough.
2. When the dough is formed, knead it for 2-3 minutes until a little elastic. Add the oil/butter.
3. Knead until the dough is very smooth and elastic, almost the windowpane stage.
4. Cover and let it rise for 2 hours at room temperature.
5. Scrap the dough out and punch down. Roll it out to a flat rectangle. Spread the cheese all over it. Roll up.
6. Cut the roll-up dough into 2, lengthwise. Pinch one end together. Gently braid the loaf by placing one half onto another repeatedly.
7. Place the braided loaf in a 9" loaf pan. Cover with damp cloth and let it rise for 1 hour or until just as high as the pan.
8. Preheat the oven to 350F. Bake for 32 minutes.
9. Let it cool completely before slicing.

起司吐司（12兩）

材料：

• 老麵 100-120 克，分成小塊
• 小麥胚芽 40 克
• 高筋麵粉 255 克
• 乾酵母 5 克
• 鹽 4 克
• 糖 20 克
• 水 183 克
• 液態植物油 20 克（應該要用奶油）
• 喜歡的起司，刨絲

做法：

1. 將老麵、小麥胚芽、高筋麵粉、酵母、鹽、糖混合，加入水，攪拌均勻成團。
2. 麵團成團之後，手揉 2-3分鐘，然後加入油/奶油。
3. 繼續搓揉直到麵團光滑有彈性，快要可以撐出薄膜。
4. 加蓋，室溫發酵 2小時。
5. 將麵團刮出，輕壓排氣。桿開成大大一片長方形，鋪上起司、輕輕捲起。
6. 將麵團卷縱向切開成 2長條，將一頭稍微捏合，然後 2長條輕輕扭轉成麻花辮。
7. 麵團放入吐司模，以濕布或保鮮膜覆蓋，室溫發酵 1小時或直到和烤模同高。
8. 烤箱預熱 350F/176C，烘烤 32分鐘。
9. 涼透了再切片。

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