Stuffed Braided Bread

Killed the yeast beast and finally nailed it.. yayyyyy!!!!!!

Baked bread for the first time and iam soooooo happy with the results :)

Cant wait to bake it again with different stuffing's, as this was the first time so made it simple and veg, will come up with different stuffing ideas soon , for now lets enjoy the veg Stuffed Braided Bread :)

For the stuffing:

Ingredients:

• Boiled potatoes - 2 - thinly sliced
• Capsicum - 1 - thinly sliced
• Onion - 1 - finely chopped
• Carrot - 1 - grated
• Red chili powder - 1 tsp
• Chat masala - 1 tsp
• Cumin powder - half tsp
• Salt as per taste
• Juice of one lemon
• Chopped coriander - 2 tbsp
• Oil - 2 tbsp

Method: 

Heat oil in a non stick pan and saute onions, capsicum, carrot and add rest of the ingredients one by one.
Cook this for about 5 minutes and allow it to cool.

For the bread:

Ingredients:

• All purpose flour / maida - 3 cups
• Instant dry yeast - 2 tsp
• Milk - half cup
• Water - 1/4 cup
• Melted butter - 100 gms
• Sugar - 2 tsp
• Salt - 1 n half tsp
• Egg - 1

Method: 

1. In a small bowl add Luke warm milk, yeast and sugar, mix well and allow the yeast to froth for 10 minutes.
2. In a wide bowl add flour, salt and mix well, make a well in between the flour and add the yeast mix and melted butter, knead this in to a soft dough using water (1/4 cup).
3. Cover this with a damp cloth and allow it to rest for an hour, after an hour the dough would have doubled in its size.
4. Dust a flat surface with flour and knead the dough thoroughly for 5 - 6 minutes. Cover this again with a damp cloth and keep it aside for 30 minutes.
5. After 30 minutes, knock out all the air from the risen dough, and divide it in to 5 equal parts and allow it to rest for another 30 minutes.
6. Take a dough ball and roll it out in to a big circle or rectangular shape, now place the stuffing in the center of it leaving 2 inches from top and 2 inches from bottom, make inclined cuts to form finger strips on each sides, fold the top and bottom gently on the filling (the 2 inches) and fold the strips over the filling to form a braid like structure. 
7. Repeat the process for the rest of the dough balls.
8. Place them on the baking tray and allow it to proof for an hour.
9. Brush them gently with egg wash (One egg beaten with 1 tbsp of water).
10. Sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
11. Preheat the oven to 180 degree C and bake them for around 45 mins (baking time may vary depending on the oven).
12. Take the bread out of the oven and allow it to cool down before serving.