Bunch O' Bread Recipe

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Start as early as you can, it will take aprox. 1.5 hours for the dough to double its size.
Make sure your water is the correct temperature, ideally 40-46 deg C (105 deg F to 115 deg F).
If the water is too warm it will kill the yeast, too cold and the yeast will not rise correctly.

Don't try to rush things, wait for the dough to rise properly before putting it in the oven.

Kneading the Dough

Dust your work area with flour, place the dough on the surface and dust with more flour.

Start from the part of the dough closest to you and use the heel of your hands to push down and away from you.
Turn the dough 90% and take the far end of the dough and fold it in towards you.
Push it down and away from you. Repeat this process until the dough feels smooth and stretchy and no longer sticks to your fingers.

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Bunch O' Bread

Ingredients

3 cup whole wheat pastry flour
1 tbsp dry yeast
1/4 tsp ground cardamom
1/4 tsp ground nutmeg
3/4 cup apple juice
1/4 cup maple syrup
3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp orange liqueur
1 egg white
1/4 cup poppy seeds
2 tbsp honey
1/4 cup butter, melted

Preparation

Combine 1/2 of flour with yeast, cardamom and nutmeg. Heat juice,
maple syrup, and butter to body temperature; check it with a finger
to make sure it is not above 100 degrees; add to yeast mixture. Stir
in liqueur. Beat at low speed until mixed and then at high speed
while adding as much of remaining flour as possible. Turn onto
floured work surface and knead in all remaining flour. Knead at
least 10 minutes. Place dough in oiled bowl; turn so top is oiled
also. Let rise 1 hour. Punch down and let rest 10 minutes.

Remove 1/4 of dough; set aside. Shape remaining dough into 1" balls.
Arrange on oiled cookie sheet in shape of a bunch of grapes. Brush
with egg white and sprinkle on poppy seeds. With remaining dough form
grape vine and leaves; attach to grapes at the top. Brush leaves and
stem with egg white. Let rise in warm place 1/2 hour. Melt butter and
honey together; slash grape leaves and brush slashes with this. Bake
at 350 degrees 20-30 minutes or until bread makes thunking sound when
tapped with knuckle.

Servings: 1