Homemade braided bread: easy step-by-step recipe

Name: Homemade braided bread
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 25 min
Total time: 2 h
Yield: 1 large braid
Ingredients: 500 g strong bread flour; 20 g fresh yeast; 200 ml water; 2 eggs; 50 ml sunflower oil; 50 g sugar; 10 g salt; to taste sesame seeds to decorate; 1 beaten egg for glazing

CANMICOS
January 20, 2026

A homemade braided bread halfway between sandwich loaf and brioche: soft, slightly sweet and very easy. A perfect recipe to make with children.

We are Carmen and Dani, and we have been hosting groups at Can Micos for over 26 years. This is one of the recipes guests ask us for most.

Total time	About 2 hours (45 min hands-on)
Oven	180 °C, 20–30 min
Makes	1 large braid
Difficulty	Easy

Ingredients

Ingredient	Quantity
Strong bread flour	500 g
Fresh yeast	20 g
Water	200 ml
Eggs	2
Sunflower oil	50 ml
Sugar	50 g
Salt	10 g
Sesame seeds to decorate	to taste
Beaten egg for glazing	1

Method, step by step

Dissolve the yeast in lukewarm water.
In a bowl, beat the eggs with the sugar and salt, then add the oil.
Mix the flour with the yeast water and the egg mixture.
Knead for a few minutes until smooth.
Rest for 15 minutes (longer if it is cold).
Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces.
Shape 4 ropes, rest another 15 minutes and stretch them to about 30 cm.
Join the 4 ropes at one end and braid them.
Brush with beaten egg with a pinch of salt and cover with sesame.
Leave to prove on the tray until doubled in size.
Bake at 180 °C for 20 to 30 minutes (we do 25).

Tips for success

If the kitchen is cold, let the dough prove near the warm oven.
To braid with 4 strands: the right-hand strand goes over the next, under the third and over the fourth. Repeat, always starting from the right.
If it browns too quickly, cover with foil for the last few minutes.

Rather not cook on your getaway? At Can Micos we have a catering option. More ideas for the house in our rainy-day plans.

Can Micos: a holiday home with a kitchen for cooking together

Can Micos is an 18th-century Catalan farmhouse in Riudarenes (Girona) rented in full to groups of 16 to 25 people, between the Montseny and the Costa Brava.