Chai Tea 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.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 20 mins
• Total Time: 35 mins
• Calories: 203 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ teaspoon salt
• ⅓ cup white sugar
• 1 tablespoon water
• 1 egg, separated
• 2 tablespoons butter, softened
• 2 ¼ teaspoons active dry yeast
• 3 cups bread flour
• 1 cup 2% milk
• 3 chai tea bags (such as Oregon Chai®), divided
• 1 tablespoon white decorator sugar, or to taste

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

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

Step 3

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 4

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 5

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 6

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 7

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