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🍽️ Savory Yeast Braids with Meat Filling

1915 kcal · 30 min · 4 servings

Ingredients

• 0.5 cube fresh yeast (21 g)
• 400 g flour
• 1 tsp sugar
• 1 tsp salt
• 4 tbsp olive oil
• flour (for working)
• 1 onion
• 1 garlic clove
• 1 red bell pepper
• 50 g black olives (pitted)
• 1 tsp dried oregano
• 1 tsp paprika powder (sweet)
• 400 g minced meat
• salt
• pepper
• 250 g mozzarella
• olive oil (for brushing)

Instructions

1. 1. Crumble the yeast into a small bowl.
2. 2. Add 3 to 4 tablespoons of lukewarm water and stir until the yeast is smooth.
3. 3. Put the flour into a large bowl.
4. 4. Add the yeast mixture, sugar, salt, oil, and about 180 milliliters of lukewarm water.
5. 5. Knead everything into a soft dough that no longer sticks to the bowl.
6. 6. Cover the bowl and let the dough rise in a warm place for about 1 hour.
7. 7. Peel the onion and the garlic.
8. 8. Finely dice the onion and garlic.
9. 9. Wash the bell pepper.
10. 10. Halve the bell pepper, remove the core, and dice it finely.
11. 11. Chop the olives coarsely.
12. 12. Mix the onion, garlic, diced peppers, olives, oregano, and paprika powder with the minced meat.
13. 13. Preheat the oven to 200 degrees Celsius with top and bottom heat.
14. 14. Line a baking tray with baking paper.
15. 15. Sprinkle some flour on the work surface.
16. 16. Knead the dough well there again.
17. 17. Divide the dough into 4 equal pieces.
18. 18. Roll each piece into a rectangle of about 20 by 15 centimeters.
19. 19. Spread the minced meat mixture over the dough surfaces.
20. 20. Dice the mozzarella finely.
21. 21. Sprinkle the mozzarella over the meat filling.
22. 22. Roll the dough sheets tightly from the long side.
23. 23. Halve the rolls lengthwise.
24. 24. Braid the two halves together into a braid.
25. 25. Press the ends of the braid firmly.
26. 26. Place the braids on the prepared baking tray.
27. 27. Brush the braids with a little oil.
28. 28. Bake the braids in the oven for about 25 minutes until golden brown.

Nutrition per serving

• kcal: 1915
• Protein: 87 g · Fett/Fat: 100 g · Carbs: 166 g