Vegan Strawberry Babka Wreath
Ingredients
Dough starter
- 1 cup flour
- a pinch of sugar
- 1 tbsp dry yeast
- 3/4 cup warm milk of choice
Dough
- 1/2 cup melted vegan butter or margarine
- 3 tbsp sugar
- about 2 cups flour
- a pinch of salt
- 3-4 tbsp strawberry jam
- 1 tbsp milk of choice for coating
Preparation
Mix all the ingredients for the dough starter and let it sit covered for 15 minutes
Add melted margarine and sugar and mix well
Add 1 cup of flour and salt and start kneading the dough
While kneading, add about 1 more cup of flour
When you get a smooth ball of dough, cover it and let it sit for an hour
Roll it into a rectangle shape and spread the jam on top
Roll it closed into a long log, turn upside down so the pinched ends are facing down, cut in the middle and twist wrap the two logs around each other until you get a long braid
Close the braid into a wreath, cover and let it sit for 15 minutes
Coat with 1 tbsp of milk and bake at 170C for 30-40 minutes
Dust with powdered sugar
