Chai Tea Bread

Yeast Bread - Bread

I love chai tea and thought I would try incorporating it into a bread recipe. This is a bread machine recipe. I ran it on the Dough cycle and then braided and baked the bread in the oven.

Brief

Prep 15 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 2hrs40 mins

Total: 3hrs15 mins

Servings: 10

Yield: 1 2-pound loaf

Chai Tea Bread

Ingredients

1 cup 2% milk

3 chai tea bags (such as Oregon Chai®)

divided

3 cups bread flour

1 egg

separated

2 tablespoons butter

softened

⅓ cup white sugar

2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast

½ teaspoon salt

1 tablespoon water

1 tablespoon white decorator sugar

or to taste

Sweet Challah

Bread

Directions

Step 1

Heat milk in the microwave for 1 minute. Steep 1 tea bag in the warm milk for 7 to 10 minutes. Whisk contents of the remaining tea bags into flour.

Step 2

Pour milk into a bread machine discarding tea bag. Add egg yolk butter flour sugar yeast and salt in that order. Run Dough cycle.

Step 3

Remove dough from the machine after the cycle is done about 90 minutes. Place on a floured surface and punch down gently. Divide dough into 3 equal parts and braid together. Tuck ends under.

Step 4

Place the braided loaf on a greased baking pan and cover loosely with a towel. Let rise in a warm place until doubled about 1 hour.

Step 5

Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).

Step 6

Whisk egg white with water to make egg wash. Brush egg wash over the loaf. Sprinkle decorator sugar on top.

Step 7

Bake in the preheated oven until golden brown about 20 minutes.

Nutritional Information

Chai Tea Bread

Servings Per Recipe:10

Calories: 203

% Daily Value *

Protein: 6g 12%

Carbohydrates: 35.7g 12%

Dietary Fiber: 1.1g 4%

Sugars: 7.9g

Fat: 3.9g 6%

Saturated Fat: 2g 10%

Cholesterol: 24.4mg 8%

Vitamin A Iu: 139.2IU 3%

Niacin Equivalents: 4.3mg 33%

Vitamin C: 0.1mg

Folate: 90.3mcg 23%

Calcium: 37.7mg 4%

Iron: 1.8mg 10%

Magnesium: 13.2mg 5%

Potassium: 97.4mg 3%

Sodium: 150mg 6%

Thiamin: 0.3mg 33%

Calories From Fat: 34.7

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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