Strawberry Cream Cheese Braided Loaf

Delicious combination of fresh strawberries, cream cheese with a white based yeasted bread as the base.    I suggest the Grandma’s white recipe for the dough that is below and discussed with more detail in episode five. After the first rising process divide the dough in 1/3s. Flatten out each part in half, about the size of a piece of paper. Spread ¼ cup of cream cheese down the middle spread the dough about 2 ½ inches wide. Top the cream cheese with ¼ cup of freshly sliced strawberries. Make parallel cuts about 2 inches long at a 45 degree angle down each side of the dough, ¾ to an inch apart. Take one strip at a time from alternating sides and bring them across the center to the other side. Tuck in the ends and add a few strawberries on top for looks. 1 1/2 cups of warm water (approximately 100 degrees) 2 packages or one and 3/4 tablespoons of active dry yeast 4 cups of unbleached flour (approximately a pound) 1/4 cup of honey 1T of salt. Happy Baking!   For more information about House of Bread, please visit www.houseofbread.com. To purchase the House of Bread recipe book, please visit https://houseofbread.com/recipe-book/ To take an on line class, please visit https://houseofbread.com/product-category/online-baking-class/ If you’d like more information about the franchise opportunity with House of Bread, please visit www.houseofbreadfranchise.com. For our Utube channel, please go here https://m.youtube.com/channel/UCXH5NgT8vpnAuSuZN5AxEQQ.