Beautiful honey lavender bread 💜

Beautiful honey lavender bread 💜

Inspired by the gorgeous braids of a challah but enriched like a brioche, this ultra soft bread has hints of lavender and honey, and is naturally colored with purple sweet potato powder (optional). Recipe makes 2 loaves:

600g bread flour
2 eggs
80g honey
5g instant yeast
6g salt
90g butter
300g whole milk
5g purple sweet potato powder
1 tbsp culinary lavender (English lavender)

1. Make the lavender milk: heat up 300g of milk and steep 1 tbsp of lavender for a couple minutes. Strain the lavender then measure out 270g of milk
2. Add all dough ingredients into the bowl of a stand mixer except for butter. Using the dough hook attachment, mix for 5 mins until the dough comes together. Add the butter and mix for 10 mins or until a window pane is achieved
3. Divide the dough into 3 equal sections. Incorporate 4g of purple sweet potato powder into one section and 1g into another. Form each section into a ball, place into separate bowls, cover, and let rise for 1-2hrs or until doubled in size
4. Punch dough to deflate and divide each color in half. Shape each section into a ball (you should end up with 6 balls, 2 of each color). Cover and let rest for 20mins
5. Doing one at a time, form each dough ball into a long rope as shown in the video, making sure all seams are sealed
6. Take one of each color (cover the rest to prevent them from drying out), and braid. Pinch the ends together and fold them underneath. Place the braid onto a lined baking tray. Repeat with remaining dough
7. Cover and let proof for 30mins-1hr or until noticeably puffy
8. Preheat the oven to 350F. Brush with egg wash and bake for 25-30mins or until the top is golden. Optional: brush with honey butter after baking.
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