Onion Poppy Twist Recipes

ONION LOVER'S TWIST BREAD

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350 F degrees.
• Grease two cookie sheets.
• In a large bowl dissolve yeast in 1/2 cup hot water (105 degrees).
• Add 2 cups flour, the sugar, milk, salt, butter and egg, blending at low speed until moistened.
• Beat 2 minutes at medium speed.
• Stir in remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Cover and let rise in a warm and dry place until double in bulk, 45-60 minutes.
• Combined all filling ingredients.
• Stir down dough and divide in half.
• Roll each half out to a 18x12" rectangle on a floured surface.
• Cut length-wise in to three 4x18 inch strips.
• Transfer strips to a cookie sheet.
• Fill each strip with filling.
• Use a brush to lightly dampen edges with water and pinched closed.
• Braid the three strips like a pony tail, being sure to pinch ends tightly.
• Tuck them under a bit for a beautiful loaf.
• Repeat with second dough on a second sheet.
• Let rise until double, about 45-60 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees F for 30-35 minutes.
• Brush with butter when removed from the oven for a glossy finish if desired.
• serve warm or cold.

ONION LOVER'S TWIST

Steps:

• Grease cookie sheet.
• In large bowl, dissolve yeast in warm water.
• Add 2 cups flour, sugar, water, milk, butter, and egg.
• Blend at low speed until moistened, then beat at medium speed for 2 minutes.
• By hand, stir in remaining flour to form a soft dough.
• Cover: let rise in warm place until light and doubled in size, (45-60 minutes).
• While dough is rising, prepare filling by mixing melting 1/4 cu0 butter in saucepan. Add onion, parmesan cheese, sesame or poppy seeds, garlic salt and paprika and mix well; set aside.
• Stir down dough. Toss on floured surface until no longer sticky.
• Roll out to an 18"x12" rectangle; spread with filling.
• Cut lengthwise into 3 strips (18"x4" each), or for 2 loaves, cut into 9"x4" strips.
• Starting with the longer side, roll up each strip; seal edges and ends.
• On a prepared cookie sheet, braid 3 rolls together. If making 2 loaves, repeat process.
• Cover: let rise until doubled, about 40-60 minutes.
• Bake at 350 degrees for 30-35 minutes until golden brown. Serve warm or cool.

ONION POPPY SEED RING

Steps:

• Whisk together the yeast and 3/4 cup of bread flour. Sprinkle the yeast mixture over warm water in a small bowl. The water should be no more than 100 degrees F (40 degrees C). Let stand for 5 minutes until the yeast softens and begins to form a creamy foam.
• Combine the yeast mixture with 2 eggs, vegetable oil, sugar, and 1 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a large mixing bowl; stir well to combine. Stir in half of the remaining bread flour until no dry spots remain. Stir in the remaining bread flour, a 1/2 cup at a time, mixing well after each addition. When the dough has pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Lightly oil a large bowl, then place the dough in the bowl and turn to coat with oil. Cover with a light cloth and let rise in a warm place (80 to 95 degrees F (27 to 35 degrees C)) until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
• Line and generously grease a baking sheet. Set aside. Mix onion, poppy seeds, 1/4 teaspoon salt, all-purpose flour, and butter together in a bowl. Divide onion mixture into 2 equal portions. Set aside. Divide dough into 2 equal portions. Roll each portion into approximately 30x4 inch strips. Spoon the onion mixture down the center of each strip lengthwise. Begin pulling the edges of the dough up to wrap around the filling, pinching the edges to close securely.
• Arrange the strands side by side, seam side down. Beginning in the middle of each strand, braid the strands together by crisscrossing each side, making sure to keep the seam side down. Once both sides are braided, pinch the edges together to form a ring. Place the ring on the prepared baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Allow ring to rise until tripled in volume, about 1 1/2 hours.
• Preheat an oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C). Arrange the oven rack to the lowest position. Beat 1 egg and 1 pinch of salt together in a bowl. Brush the braided ring with the egg mixture. Sprinkle with additional poppy seeds, if desired.
• Bake in preheated oven until the top is golden brown and the bottom of the loaf sounds hollow when tapped, turning the pan around half way through so the ring browns evenly, 45 to 50 minutes.