Few things can make my day, and bring me comfort, a hearty breakfast, Ice cream, but above all Nutella and Nutella bread.
My mom used to get us the small individual packets of Nutella and it used to come with a cute small white spoon. Obviously one packet was never enough for me!
One day I came from school, entered the kitchen, and saw a Nutella JAR on the kitchen table. I'm not going to tell you what I did, I'll leave that to your imagination 😉
A slice from the bread showing swirls of Nutella.
This is the end part of the braid, I make it thinner for a little crispy top and more Nutella-ness inside 🙂
Today's bread recipe is a breakfast replacer, all you have to do is take a slice and accompany it with a glass of low fat milk, and you are ready for the day. Although the bread dough has no eggs, it is fluffy and light in texture.
I've used ½ cup Nutella in the filling, which to many can be too much. You can reduce the amount of Nutella of course, but if you are crazy about Nutella like me, don't change a thing.
Please read the notes at the end of the recipe for best results!
Nutella Braided Bread
Serves 7. 295 calories per serving.
2 ¼ cup all purpose flour
1 tablespoon sugar
1 teaspoon active yeast
½ teaspoon salt
2 tablespoon oil
½ teaspoon orange zest
¾ cup warm water (you may need more)
½ cup Nutella (keep 2 tablespoons on the side to drizzle on top later)
- Mix water, sugar and yeast, cover for 10-15 minutes.
- Add oil to yeast mixture and stir.
- In a bowl add flour, salt, and orange zest, mix well then add yeast mixture.
- Knead for 10 minutes. Dough should be smooth and not sticky.
- Cover dough with wet kitchen towel, keep in warm place to double in size, should take an hour and half.
- Flour the working surface. Little amount of flour will do since this dough is forgiving and doesn't stick much when rolling.
- Roll into 9"x12" rectangle. Spread the Nutella one inch away from the edges.
- Roll tightly from the longer side, Pinch the ends and place seem side at the bottom.
- Leaving one end intact cut the log down the middle with a knife.
- Now you have to halves, twist them upwards for the Nutella to be seen.
- Braid by twisting one-half over the other. Cover with plastic wrap and let it rest for 20 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 180C/350F.
- You can brush the dough with milk, or beaten egg before baking it. I didn't.
- Place parchment paper on baking sheet, transfer the braided bread on parchment paper. Bake for 15 – 20 minutes.
Notes:
*This dough can be prepared at night. Cover and place in the fridge. Take it out 30 minutes before using.
* Rolling the dough into a log can be messy, so after spreading Nutella, you can place it in the fridge until Nutella firms up a little, and then roll into a log.
* The Nutella bread will not need much time in the oven, so keep an eye on it or it will over bake.
*You can brush the bread with egg wash (beating and egg yolk with two-tablespoon water). I didn't use an egg wash when I baked this bread.
Angie (@angiesrecipess)
I could finish the whole loaf by myself..and I am not kidding about it. Totally irresistible!
munatycooking
It was very delicious, I had to control myself too 🙂
Cheryl
So I'm reading this post-lunch but I STILL just literally felt a grumble in my stomach. Damn you! This looks amazing!!
munatycooking
LOL! Hope you give it a try, I get hungry looking at it too 🙂
Ami@NaiveCookCooks
This bread looks so good. I have been wanting to try braided bread concept for sometime now and you have inspired me once again to give this a try!!
munatycooking
You'll enjoy this bread a lot, I promise 🙂
Tash
When I saw this on in i went absolutely crazy!! I had to go off in search for the nutella jar...I needed a quick fix! I am so looking forward to trying this!! Love the braid, and egg wash sounds perfect 🙂
munatycooking
Nutella makes everything good! I always keep two jars in store 🙂
Nagi
I can't get over this recipe. I came straight over form Instragram! You are a LEGEND. Full stop, hands down. This recipe needs to go viral!
munatycooking
Thanks so much dear! My love for Nutella will never end, and I look forward to baking more breads and including more Nutella recipes on my blog 🙂
Shashi @ runninsrilankan
Wow - what a gorgeous bread - all that Nutella is making me drool!!
munatycooking
Thanks Shashi 🙂
Dedy@Dentist Chef
I definitely not a sweet tooth person, but this butella recipe stolen my hearth....
Chris @ The Café Sucré Farine
Wow, so pretty and it sounds amazing! Love the braid.
Medeja
What a beauty! Very delicious beauty!
Nami | Just One Cookbook
Nutella!!! YUM. I love the layers of nutella inside... so gorgeous!
Thalia @ butter and brioche
This nutella bread looks so incredibly delicious! I love anything nutella related so I definitely need to recreate the recipe!
munatycooking
Thanks Thalia, I'm sure you'll enjoy it 😉
Olivia
Hi, I found this on FoodGawker and was hoping I could get your permission to post the recipe on my instagram recipe page (@foodie_recipes) as it looks delicious! I will tag you in the photo and put your website address on the post! Hope this is okay, thanks 🙂 x
munatycooking
Ho Olivia, please go a head 🙂