Have you ever had the Newfoundland bread or rolls from Sobeys? For those of you not living in Atlantic Canada, Sobeys might not be as familiar to you but they do have locations across the country as the second largest retailer in Canada. Well, this bread which I’ve only ever found at Sobeys is SO soft and flavourful, it’s become a favourite at our house. I’ve been wanting to recreate it here at home and this weekend feeling bored during a storm, I did just that!
Most of the egg breads I’ve found online have an egg wash to create that gorgeous deep brown crust and some have the addition of sesame seeds. I knew I’d be serving it with my Sweet French Onion Soup so I wanted some more flavour on that beautiful crust. I added everything bagel seasoning and sea salt. Interesting side note, we make our own sea salt using water from Cocagne Bay where we cottage in the summers. Makes dishes extra special year round, I only add it to dishes as a finishing touch and use my trusty kosher salt everywhere else.
This recipe makes 2 large loaves, around 16 slices each depending on how thick you like to slice your bread. You can use more or less everything bagel seasoning and salt than what I recommend in the recipe, depending on your taste.
Savoury Egg Bread
Ingredients
- 2 Packages active dry yeast
- 1/2 Cup warm water
- 1 1/2 Cups warm 2% milk
- 3 Large eggs, room temp
- 1/4 Cup butter, softened
- 1/4 Cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp salt
- 7-7 1/2 Cups all purpose flour
- 1 Large egg yolk, room temp
- 2 Tbsp water
- 4 Tsp sesame seeds, divided (2 tsp per loaf)
- 2 Tsp sea salt, divided (1 tsp per loaf)
- 2 Tbsp Everything Bagel Seasoning, divided (1 tbsp per loaf)
Instructions
- Dissolve both packages of yeast in warm water in a large mixing bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the dough hook attachment. Add the eggs, butter, sugar, salt and half the flour and beat until smooth. Stir in remaining flour to form a soft dough that can be handled.
- Turn dough out onto a floured surface and knead for 5-8 minutes until smooth and elastic. Place ball of dough into a greased bowl and cover with greased wax paper and a clean tea towel and let rise until doubled, around 2 hours.
- Punch dough down, turn out onto a floured surface and divide into six equal portions. Gently roll each portion into a 14 inch rope. Place 3 ropes onto a parchment paper lined baking sheet. Braid the 3 ropes together and tuck ends under. Repeat with remaining 3 ropes. Cover with greased wax paper and tea towels and let rise in a warm place for one hour.
- Preheat over to 375 degrees F. Beat egg yolk and water together and brush over loaves. Sprinkle with sesame seeds, everything bagel seasoning and sea salt. Bake for 30-35 minutes. Remove bread from pans and cool on wire racks.