Bread Machine Egg Bread Recipe

Zopf is a swiss egg bread that’s traditionally made in the shape of a braid, but you can also bake it right in the bread machine.

The word “Zopf” comes from the Swiss/German word “Züpfe, ” which means “to braid.” The bread itself is very common in Switzerland, and there are many traditional variations.

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The mains thing is that it’s a light and fluffy egg bread, and when made on a tray, it’s formed into the shape of a braid. Specifically, it’s a braid that looks like what results when you braid your hair, with one end thicker than the other.

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Zopf is similar in some ways to challah, or Jewish egg bread, but it’s fluffier and less rich. It’s made with milk and butter, which you won’t find in challah. It also has whole eggs, rather than just egg yolks.

While challah contains oil and honey, due to Jewish dietary restrictions it does not contain dairy. It also usually contains extra egg yolks which make it a very rich, yellow bread.

Zopf is a pale shade, just barely yellow, and it has lots of extra lift due to the egg whites. It also keeps on the counter better than challah, as milk helps bread not only rise better, but also stay soft for days.

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The “braid” shape is traditional, but the bread is still absolutely delicious if baked in a bread machine pan. If you want to shape the loaf, you can still make this bread machine zopf recipe as a “dough only” batch, and then shape it on a tray for the oven.

I’ve tried it both ways, but the flavor and texture are much the same either way. I’ve chosen to just use the bread machine pan since it’s so much simpler.

Bread Machine Zopf (Swiss Egg Bread) baked directly in the bread machine pan. You can also remove it and bake it on a tray in the traditional braid shape.

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As with any bread machine recipe, the order of operations is important. Start by placing all the wet ingredients in the pan, and then use the flour to create an “island” for the dry ingredients.

Make small wells in the flour and set the sugar, salt and yeast so they don’t get wet in the liquid ingredients.

This recipe for Bread Machine French Bread is adapted from The Bread Lover’s Bread Machine Cookbook, which is my absolute favorite bread machine recipe book.This homemade egg bread recipe is a winner! The crust is soft and the top is flaky. At the same time, it has a solidity that makes it a natural for sandwiches.

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OK, Diva, so I made this bread, question, when are you going to post a recipe that doesn’t make me want to eat the whole loaf in one sitting? This is some fantastic bread. ~ John

I had a few extra eggs in the refrigerator, so I gave this egg bread recipe a try. I’m glad I did. It’s a winner! The crust is soft and the top is flaky.

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And I’m not the only one raves about this bread. A Facebook reader recently wrote, “Made this tonight and my house smells AMAZING. Just took it out of the bread machine and it’s so soft and fluffy.”

Let’s talk about where eggs come from for a second.When I was a child we had chickens. It was a small flock of about 6 hens and a rooster.

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I remember how surprised I was when I gathered eggs for the first time and discovered that they were warm to the touch. It made sense. The eggs were warm because they’d been underneath a chicken. I’d just never experienced that before. I was used to eggs being cold from the refrigerator.

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Whole eggs are mostly water. So if you’re experimenting with adding eggs to a recipe be sure to adjust the liquid in the recipe to compensate.

Wondering about the difference between active dry yeast, instant yeast, bread machine yeast and quick rise yeast? I’ve gotan article that explains the differences between different yeast typesand how to switch between types of yeast.

Bread machines come in different sizes. So I’m frequently asked how to convert recipes into recipes for bread machines of different sizes. Here’s an article that explains how to redo a recipe for a differently sized bread machine.

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Follow the instructions that came with your bread machine in terms of which ingredients to put in the bread machine first. With my machine, a Zojirushi BB-PAC20 Virtuoso, I add the liquid first.

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Check on the dough after five or ten minutes of kneading. Just pop the top of the bread machine and see how the dough is doing.It should be a smooth, round ball.

I had a few extra eggs, so I decided to give this recipe a try. I'm glad I did. The bread is a winner! The crust is soft and had a lovely flakiness on the top.

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