This is a recipe I would have never tried had it not been for my daughter’s German class in high school. In fact, I hadn’t even heard of it until today when I was searching for something to make. You see, each year the school has all the German students make a German recipe to bring in and share. However, Frau* said no German Chocolate Cake since that’s what everyone wants to bring. LOL
* Frau is how they address the German teacher. The definition is “used as a courtesy title in a German-speaking area before the surname or professional title of an adult woman.”
Last year we made Homemade German Pretzels, and those went over very well. So many other students will be bringing desserts, so we opted for something a little different. This is actually a very easy recipe. I can’t tell you what they taste like as they have to go to school tomorrow, but I can tell you they smelled wonderful. It was hard resisting the temptation to pull one of those sections off!
Traditional partybrot (it’s pronounced “broat” like boat) is coated with an egg wash just before baking and sprinkled with poppy seeds and sesame seeds. I was out of poppy seeds, so I went with sesame seeds and coarse salt. Hopefully Frau won’t mind. ;) I think mine baked a tad long, so I have rewritten the recipe to reflect what I believe to be the right time. (I did have to rewrite a couple of the instructions that were a bit confusing in the original.)
After preparing the dough and letting it rise, you’ll separate it into 19 pieces. Be sure to see my tips at the end of the recipe on how to do this uniformly. Then you place them in the buttered pan, cover, and let them rise.
After they’ve risen, brush them with egg wash and sprinkle with sesame seeds and poppy seeds, then bake. Fabulous!
Partybrot: German Party Bread
adapted from That’s My Home
Amanda’s Tips: The easiest and most accurate way to separate the dough into 19 equal pieces is by using a simple kitchen or postage scale. Place the dough on the scale to get the full weight. Convert the total weight from pounds to ounces, then divide the total number of ounces by 19. That will give you approximately how many ounces each of your pieces should weigh. Pull pieces off of the dough and place it on the scale to get the right weight. Works perfectly and you’ll have nice uniform sections!
Partybrot – German party bread
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Print It Rate ItIngredients
- 1 cup milk separated
- 2 1/2 teaspoons dry yeast
- 4 tablespoons unsalted butter melted
- 2 tablespoons sugar
- 2 eggs beaten
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 4 cups unbleached all purpose flour
- 1 egg beaten for egg wash
Instructions
- Warm milk in the microwave for 30-40 seconds to take the chill off, should be lukewarm. Sprinkle yeast into 1/2 cup of the milk in a bowl. Leave for 5 minutes; then stir to dissolve. Combine remaining 1/2 cup of milk with melted butter and sugar. Stir until sugar is dissolved. Beat in eggs until evenly combined. Mix flour and salt in large bowl. Make well in center and pour in dissolved yeast and butter mixture. Use wooden spoon to mix in flour to form a soft, sticky dough.
- Turn dough out onto floured work surface. Knead until smooth, shiny and elastic about 10 minutes. Knead in extra flour, 1 tablespoon at a time, if dough is too sticky. Resist adding too much flour, as dough should not be dry, but soft. Put dough in an oiled bowl and cover with dish towel. Let rise until doubled about 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Punch down, then let rest for 10 minutes.
- Grease a 9.5" springform pan with some melted butter. Divide dough into 19 equal pieces (see tip below). Shape each piece of dough into a smooth ball by pressing down with the heel of your palm, then rolling around against the counter to create the ball. Arrange shaped rolls in prepared pan by making an outer ring of 12 rolls, an inner ring of 6 rolls, placing last roll in center of 2 rings. Cover pan with dish towel and proof until doubled about 45 minutes.
- Brush top of each roll with egg glaze and sprinkle alternately with sesame and poppy seeds. Bake in preheated 425° F. oven for 25-30 minutes or until golden brown. Place pan onto a wire rack to cool slightly. Remove the springform from the rolls and place on a plate. Serve immediately.
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Amanda says
Thanks all! I asked my daughter how it was and she described it more as a bread than a roll, but that could be because it wasn't served warm from the oven. I will be making this again some day, when I do I will update this post and report :)
Chef Fresco says
This bread does look like a party! A party of lots of little bread rolls. Looks delicious!
HoneyB says
Looks awesome! Loving your photos!
Michelle says
OH MY…what a gorgeous pan of bread! Perfect! I think I would like the sesame seeds and salt instead of poppy seeds.
biz319 says
Okay, now you are making me hungry! I'll have to make that for my daughter's German class – so excited – we get our German exchange student in a month!
She's so cute – she emailed my daughter and said "tell your Mum I don't expect a hot meal every day!" She has no idea what she's getting herself into! :D
Cakelaw says
This looks fab! I have just ordered a German baking book, ad hope it contains lots of yummy recipes like this.
noble pig says
I have to make this, I wonder how the dough hook would handle the kneading??
Nutmeg Nanny says
It looks delicious! It looks like a flat challah bread….yum!
Anonymous says
I was born and raised in Germany and until I came to this country, I had never heard of 'German Chocolate Cake'! I've always wondered who invented it? Anyway, if you're interested in German recipes, check out this site: http://kochbuch.unix-ag.uni-kl.de/
Clueless_Cook says
As always….
Das brot sieht sehr gut aus. Ich kann es kaum abwarten, es zu versuchen.
The bread looks very good. I can not wait to try it.
Tami says
Looks great, Amanda! I'm sure that I would like this bread.
Susan says
Your brot looks gut! I will have to try it.
Tia says
reminds me of monkey bread!
Debbie says
I think "Frau" will love this. It looks delicious Amanada and love the brown color!
s says
it looks super good..am def trying this one!
Leslie says
never heard of this bread either..but it sure looks delicious
Marie says
They look wonderful Amanda!! Very nice!
Chow and Chatter says
wow impressive
Mimi says
I came by to check out the chocolate chip cookies, but this bread caught my eye. Very similar to challa, perhaps a bit sweeter.
I just had to laugh at "Frau" one of the Spanish teachers at our high school is simply referred to as senorita, even by those who don't take Spanish.
Mimi
5 Star Foodie says
This bread sounds wonderful! I would love to try it!