I have the feeling a lot of people are a bit afraid of yeast bakes. We are also not doing them all the time, but mostly because they take so long to finish. Yeast bakes are actually not really complicated. ;P This German Mohnstriezel aka. Braided Loaf with Poppy Seed & Streusels is no exception here. Not really complicated, but you have to count in long waiting times. We don’t like to wait long, but what can you do… it is what it is (they say). ;P
Easter is the time for homemade stuff. All kinds of baked goods with yeast are popular around the world – an Easter brunch without would be wrong ;P For this reason, we always have brioche or something similar for Easter. This year, we took inspiration from a »neighboring« country (well almost) and baked a delicious (Streusel) Hot Cross Bun Wreath. Similar to our Easter bakes but still slightly different ;P
When you talk about »Buchteln« here in Berlin, you often get strange looks. It’s just not a common name for this type of bake here – it’s more frequently used in the south of Germany. In English, you would probably call these Apple Pie Buchteln something like Apple Pie Sweet Rolls with Streusels, I assume. Whatever you want to call them – these fluffy rolls are super delicious and quite easy to prepare (if you like to work with yeast dough) ;)
Yeast bakes are always welcome in our family when it comes to breakfast. For as long as I can remember, we’ve had delicious sweet braided loaves for breakfast (not only) at Easter. My mom rarely made them herself though – she preferred getting them from the bakery close by. My brother, on the other hand, liked to get into the kitchen and baking them from time to time. At some point, as a teenager, I also started to work with yeast… and I still like to do it today ;) I think there is nothing better than a freshly baked Spelt Sweet Braided Loaf with a little butter on top. Simply terrific!
Easter is the time for yeast bakes. Easter would be impossible without a Sweet Braided Loaf or a Classic German Easter Bread like this one here. At least in our family. Those bakes are necessary for Easter like Christmas cookies are for Christmas ;) Our Easter breakfast/brunch would not be perfect without it. To make things easier you can prepare the dough in advance and bake the braided loaf or bread the next morning. Preparing the dough does not take long – it needs quite some time to rise… that’s all. Same for all yeast bakes ;P
I love bread. I eat it every day ;) These Turkish Bread Rings are very high on my all-time favorites list of bread. So soft and fluffy! We used to pick them up quite regularly at a Turkish supermarket when we stocked up on dips and olives – another thing I eat almost every day ;P For a long time I had no clue that this type of bread is called “Açma”. I also did not know how easy you can make it at home. Well… whenever we have some time now, these bread rings are baked at home instead of buying them at the supermarket. Really, who does not love fresh homemade bread?! ;)
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;) 
