Roasted Barley Tea Sesame Plaits

Name: Roasted Barley Tea Sesame Plaits
Cuisine: Korean
Ingredients: 100 g (3½ oz) unhulled roasted barley; 625 g (1 lb 6 oz) bread flour, plus extra for dusting; 70 g (2½ oz) sugar; 3 tbsp powdered milk; 2½ tsp instant yeast; 2 tsp sea salt; 55 g (2 oz) unsalted butter, at room temperature; 1 large egg, lightly beaten with a splash of water; 1 large egg, lightly beaten with a splash of water; 1 tbsp roasted sesame seeds; 1 tbsp black sesame seeds

Preparation info

Makes
2
loaves

Difficulty
Easy

Appears in

Korean Food Made Simple

By Judy Joo

Published 2016

About

These beautiful and delicious plaited loaves contain both barley tea and the barley itself, which lends some chewy bits to the bread. For maximum flavour, I also brew the tea at a much higher concentration than I do for regular Roasted Barley Tea.

Ingredients

100 g (3½ oz) unhulled roasted barley
625 g (1

Asia
Korea
Bread
Vegetarian

Method

In a small pan, combine the roasted barley and 750 ml (1¼ pints) water and bring to the boil over a high heat. Reduce the heat to a simmer and cook for 20 minutes until the liquid is golden. Pass the tea through a fine-mesh sieve into a bowl and reserve 100 g (3½ oz) of the spent barley. Measure 315 ml (10 fl oz) of the tea and leave to cool to about 41°C/105°F. Drink or discard any remaining t