561. Kugelhupf

• 200 grams (about 7 ounces) of Hungarian flour or other very fine flour
• 100 grams (a

Mix the yeast with lukewarm milk and a handful of the flour to form a small, rather firm loaf; make a cross-shaped cut on the loaf and place it in a small saucepan, the bottom of which you have coated with a little milk. Cover the saucepan and place it close to the fire, but take care that it does not get too hot.

In the winter, melt the butter in bain-marie and then blend it for