Pesto Bread Recipe | Braided basil bread | Vegan Pesto Babka

This pesto bread recipe is really easy and absolutely delicious. This is a braided basil bread that is similar to the Polish babka breads in shape but is a savory vegan babka. In this video I will show you how to make the bread dough, roll it out and fill it with your favorite pesto. At the end I also describe some variations you can make to this recipe for sweet or savory braided or twisted breads.
Ingredients:
500 g Strong Bread Flour or All Purpose Flour
10 g salt
10 g sugar
10 g active dry yeast
325 mL water
~ 1/2 cup or more of your favorite pesto
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Add the flour and salt to a mixing bowl. In a separate bowl, combine sugar, yeast and water. Stir and let the yeast bloom for 10 minutes. Add the yeast water to the flour and knead by hand or with a stand mixture until smooth and elastic, about 5-10 minutes. Place in a large bowl and cover. Let rise 1 to 1.5 hours until doubled. Place the dough on a lightly floured board and roll it out into a large rectangle about 1/4 inch or 635 mm thick. Smear it with a thin layer of pesto or whatever your favorite filling is. Roll it tightly into a log and pinch the seam closed. Slice the dough in half lengthwise to reveal the layers. Overlap the two pieces in the middle keeping the layers upright as much as possible. Twist the dough together toward each end to make a twisted braid. Place on a parchment lined baking sheet. Cover and let rise for 30-45 minutes. Preheat oven to 475 °F or 250 °C. Bake for 15-20 minutes, turning part way through if your oven does not heat evenly, until the bread is browned. Let it cool and enjoy.
00:00 Introduction
00:09 Making the Bread Dough
01:25 Rolling Out the Dough
02:13 Adding Pesto and Rolling the Dough
03:02 Making the Twisted Braid
04:36 Baking the Bread
05:22 Variations you can make
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[@CookingwithAnadi]

I’ve never had pesto bread before. Now I’d seriously want to! I love pesto sauce so much and I love bread. Thanks for sharing this, it’s such an awesome idea! Turned out really incredible. Bravo!

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Thanks. Hope you can try it soon. It’s delicious.

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[@hbinfinity]

I made this tonight and it was DEVINE!! I put it in a circle cuz transferring it to a pan was messy and that's just what happened when I moved it. It's a wreath looking thing and pretty. IT'S SO GOOD. Pillowy dough and yummy pesto!! Used my fav pesto from TJ's! THANK YOU!!!!

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Wonderful! I've done the wreath thing too.

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I am too. Thanks for stopping by.

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YUM!!!! I am looking forward to the pesto recipe.

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Awesome.

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I love it thank you!

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I'm glad you like it

[@TheSolfeggio]

Wow - this bread looks amazing. How very creative. I shall be trying this recipe out in a few days. Thank you so very much for sharing your creativity. 🥑🥑🥑

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Excited for the Pesto recipe!

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Thanks. I wish my basil would grow faster.

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Looks delicious

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Yummy 😋

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Such an interesting idea! I’m going to try it.

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Gratze. It is delicious.

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You're welcome. Thanks for watching.

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I've been Binge watching your videos for the last hour. Can't wait to try them all! But to start some of them😆 specifically the seitan bbq chicken wrap😋

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Glad you like them! Thanks for watching!

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looks so tasty

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It is! Thanks.

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Looks so delicious

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[@venomouspoison09]

I made this bread today, and wow! Fantastic recipe! It was very sticky when I was kneading it so I wasn't sure how it would turn out, but it came out perfect! Tastes delicious 😋

[@ThePotThickens]

Great! Yes, I do like a dough that is a little bit on the soft side so it bakes up well. If it is too sticky, you can always use a little more flour when working with it. Glad it came out well for you!

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you are a genius 😮

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[@sheilagibbs3023]

Made this a couple weeks ago. Loved it! I had some left overs since I made a double batch so froze it. Tonight I used it to make pesto garlic toast. It was so good!

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Ooh. That sounds good.

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[@hardermusic]

Wow! This gave me an idea: I like making a garlic-pickle-paste out of pickled jalapenos, garlic, salt and vinegar. I think, I'll mix that with a bit of coconut milk and spread that on this bread. Thanks for the inspiration!

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damn im so hungry rn

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Oh my oh my this looks so FUCKING delicious… definitely goona try this out with some mozzarella cheese inside

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Thanks.

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I like your mixer .. May you give me the spec. re. shallow bowl😍

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This is the kitchen aid professional series 6 quart mixer with the lift bowl.

[@BoldFlavorVegan]

This looks like it would be an absolute blast to make. Do you think beyond/impossible and vegan cheese shreds would work in this? I'm thinking probably not with the braid.

[@ThePotThickens]

Well, you probably could stuff anything into bread dough and it would be great, but this roll and cut method works best for things like pastes and sauces.

[@BoldFlavorVegan]

@@ThePotThickens Totally. I really need to get into making things like this. For some reason, I've always been intimidated my making my own dough.

[@ThePotThickens]

@@BoldFlavorVegan Making bread is about the easiest thing you can do. I used my stand mixer here, but I do actually enjoy kneading by hand. It is somehow relaxing and meditative for me.

[@BoldFlavorVegan]

@@ThePotThickens I just need to get comfortable with it. I make seitan all the time, which a lot of times is way more complicated. This might just push me over the edge.

[@simransekhri370]

Hello! Can we incorporate a dairy based or vegan butter into the dough to make the dough more rich?

[@ThePotThickens]

You certainly could. Olive oil also can be used.

[@jenn_emsss3400]

Can I put it in a loaf pan will cooking time change?

[@ThePotThickens]

You could. The sides may make it need a few more minutes. Just check it.

[@katehobbs2008]

6 mm not 635 mm!

[@ThePotThickens]

Ah! I can't believe I said that! Thanks.