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Marie Antoinette’s
Vienna Bread
Marie Antoinette was known for her lavish lifestyle, but the young queen also
enjoyed this simple bread from her home in Austria.
Ingredients: softened butter and hand knead for
1 packet Active dry yeast (2.5 tsp) about 8-10 minutes. Transfer the dough
2 tbsp sugar to a bowl and let rise up to an hour or
1 1/3 cup fat free skim milk until doubled in size.
1.5 tsp salt
3.5 cups + 2 tbsp all purpose flour Divide the dough into 6 equal portions.
3 tbsp unsalted butter Shape each portion into a ball. Cover
1 egg wash (beaten egg with a pinch of with kitchen towel and let sit for 15
salt) minutes. Flatten each ball to remove
air bubbles and shape them into tight
Instructions: baguette shapes. Place on a baking pan
Mix room temperature fat free skim 3-4 inches apart. Brush with egg wash
milk and sugar in a bowl and mix and score each one 10-15 times. Let
well. Sprinkle in the yeast, cover with proof again for 1 hour.
plastic wrap and let the yeast activate
undisturbed for 10 minutes. Preheat oven to 450 F. Brush with egg
wash again if desired. Bake for about 15
Add the salt and flour to the yeast minutes. Allow to cool.
mixture. Mix into a dough. Transfer
the dough to a working surface. Add Enjoy!
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