Kukuruzne pletenice / Corn Braids

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Kukuruzne pletenice
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Potrebno:

• oko 20gr kvasca
• 250ml toplog mleka
• 1 kašičica šećera
• 300gr brašna
• 200gr kukuruznog griza (palente) + za posipanje
• 1,5 kašičica soli
• 2 jaja
• oko 80gr maslaca
• jaje za premazivanje

Priprema:

U malo toplog mleka sa šećerom rastvoriti kvasac i ostaviti da zapeni.

U vangli pomešati ostatak mleka, so, jaja, palentu, narasli kvasac i dodavati brašno po potrebi da se zamesi mekano testo. Nauljiti vanglu, staviti testo, pokriti ga i ostaviti na toplom da naraste.

Radnu površinu posuti palentom i razvući testo. Polovinu premazati omekšalim maslacem i preklopiti drugom polovinom. Pritisnuti ivice da se spoje. Seći testo na trake širine 5,6cm i po sredini napraviti rez (ne do ivica). Okrenuti testo unutra par puta da dobijete pletenicu. Poređati ih na pleh obložen papirom za pečenje i ostaviti da rastu još oko 15-tak minuta. Premazati jajetom i peći u zagrejanoj rerni na 200C da lepo porumene.

Corn Braids

Ingredients:

• about 20gr fresh yeast
• 250ml warm milk
• 1 tsp sugar
• 300gr flour
• 200gr corn grits (polenta) + for rolling
• 1,5 tsp salt
• 2 eggs
• about 80gr butter
• an egg for glaze

Directions:

In some milk add the sugar and dissolve the yeast. Let stand until foamy.

In a kneading bowl, mix the rest of the milk, salt, eggs, corn grits, yeast mixture and add enough flour to knead a soft dough. Put the dough in a oiled bowl, cover and let stand until doubled in volume.

Sprinkle the surface with corn grits and roll the dough into a big rectangle. Spread the softened butter on half of the dough and cover with another half. Pinch the edges to seal. Cut the dough into stripes 5 to 6 cm wide. Cut each stripes into the middle (not all the way to the edges). Turn the dough inside the couple of times to get a braid. Arrange the braids on a pan lined with parchment paper. Let stand for 15 minutes. Brush with egg wash and bake in the preheated oven to 200C until golden brown.