Pleteno Scre is an honored gift. The slightly sweet loaves are painstakingly decorated with edible tokens, like wedding rings and flowers (as I have done), or even astonishingly detailed birds, or paper thin leaves that seem to crackle under the slightest breeze.
The best part is that this is something you can do as a family. Little ones love to have a piece of dough to play with. Mashing and rolling, twisting and turning – it’s what they do best. Ava didn’t even want to make any shapes for the heart – she just wanted to play next to me, while I worked.
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 1 bedazzled heart | 1 hour |
| Cook Time | Passive Time |
| 25-35 minutes | 2 – 2 1/2 hours |
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Pleteno Scre is an honored gift. The slightly sweet loaves are painstakingly decorated with edible tokens, like wedding rings and flowers (as I have done), or even astonishingly detailed birds, or paper thin leaves that seem to crackle under the slightest breeze.
The best part is that this is something you can do as a family. Little ones love to have a piece of dough to play with. Mashing and rolling, twisting and turning – it’s what they do best. Ava didn’t even want to make any shapes for the heart – she just wanted to play next to me, while I worked.
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Ingredients
For the heart:
- 5 cups cake flour
- 1 cup milk , warmed
- 2 tsp instant dry yeast
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup butter , softened
- 1/4 cup sugar
- 1 Tbsp rum
- pinch salt
For the decorations
- 1 cup cake flour
- 1 tsp egg whites
- water , to form dough
For the egg wash:
- 1 large eggs
- 1 Tbsp milk
Servings: bedazzled heart
Units:
Instructions
- Mix all the heart ingredients together. The dough should be soft, but not sticky. Let rise in a warm spot, covered until doubled in volume – about 1 1/2 to 2 hours.
- Meanwhile, mix together the cake flour, egg white, and water until it forms a playdough-like consistency. This is for the decorations.
- Shape the decorations. Have fun! You can make little loops with balls for flowers, a teeny, tiny braided wreath with wedding rings, or anything else!
- When the dough is puffed up, divide it into three pieces. You want two of them bigger than the last.
- Divide the two larger pieces into three equal portions and braid them together, into a heart. You can hide the loose ends underneath the heart. Brush with egg wash.
- Now for the fun – stick the decorations onto the heart. In order for them to pop, do not use egg wash on them (except for a little dab on the back to stick them to the heart). The only exception is the rings: they look nice with a slightly golden shine.
- Let rise another 30 minutes. Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 375F.
- Bake for 25-30 minutes. Once baked, the egg washed bits will turn deep golden, and the decorations will remain white.