Poppy Seed Bread

Combine the ingredients in a bowl and mix everything for 10 minutes with a stand mixer

Dissolve the yeast in warm water until it's liquid, then pour it into the mixed dough

Let it rest for another 3 minutes in the mixer

Open the dough and add the poppy seeds

Shape the dough into a square and mix by hand until the poppy seeds are evenly distributed

Separate into 120g portions and let them rest for 5 minutes

Take three pieces (each with 120g) and roll them into strips, then join them at one end to form a braid

Shape the dough into a train shape

Fill half an American cup with water and wet the dough

Then sprinkle poppy seeds to taste

Let it rest for another 10 minutes before baking in a preheated high-temperature oven for 30 minutes at medium heat