Sift the flour and mix with the dried yeast (if using fresh yeast, first make a yeast starter). Add the remaining ingredients and knead until smooth and elastic. You can knead the dough by hand or use a stand mixer fitted with a dough hook (mixing with a mixer will take about 15 minutes). Place the dough in a bowl, cover with cling film and leave in a warm place until doubled in size, about 1\u20131\u00bd hours.<\/p>\n

Punch down the risen dough. Roll it into a long rope about 60 cm in length.<\/p>\n

Ingredients for the green dough:<\/span><\/p>\n

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• 200 g strong white bread flour<\/li>\n
• a pinch of salt<\/li>\n
• 40 g caster sugar<\/li>\n
• 130 ml milk<\/li>\n
• 30 g butter, melted<\/li>\n
• 4 g dried yeast or 8 g fresh yeast<\/li>\n
• 1 tablespoon matcha powder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

  Whisk the matcha into the milk, then prepare the dough in the same way as the white dough.<\/p>\n

  Ingredients for the brown dough:<\/span><\/p>\n

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  • 200 g strong white bread floura pinch of salt<\/li>\n
  • 40 g caster sugar<\/li>\n
  • 130 ml milk<\/li>\n
  • 30 g butter, melted<\/li>\n
  • 4 g dried yeast or 8 g fresh yeast<\/li>\n
  • 1 tablespoon cocoa powder<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n

    Whisk the cocoa powder into the milk, then prepare the dough in the same way as the white dough.<\/p>\n

    Method:<\/strong><\/p>\n

    Join the three coloured ropes together at one end and braid them, tucking the ends underneath.<\/p>\n

    Place the braided dough in a 30 x 10 cm loaf tin, greased with butter and dusted with plain flour. Cover with cling film and leave in a warm place for 30\u201340 minutes, or until doubled in size.<\/p>\n

    Bake at 170\u00b0C for about 35\u201340 minutes. Remove from the oven, leave to cool slightly in the tin, then transfer to a wire rack.<\/p>\n

    Enjoy!<\/p>\n

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    With spring just around the corner, it\u2019s worth experimenting with colour :). Today\u2019s yeast bread comes in three colours: green, brown and white. It\u2019s a simple yeast bread made without eggs. In flavour, it\u2019s similar to traditional challah \u2013 a lightly sweet bread that\u2019s delicious <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4266,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[20],"tags":[107,92,162,129],"duration":[],"tag_group":[],"class_list":["post-4265","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-yeast-cakes","tag-cocoa-powder","tag-egg-free-recipe","tag-matcha-en","tag-yeast"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"\n