This Braided Nutella Bread is a delicious and beautiful way to enjoy a sweet treat for breakfast, brunch, or dessert. It’s beautiful braid of Nutella and bread makes it’s a gorgeous addition to any meal.
Does is get any better than freshly baked bread swirled and braided with sweet rich Nutella? I don’t think so. That’s why I’m certain you’re going to love this Braided Nutella Bread recipe.
Now, if you intimidated with make bread from yeast at home. Don’t be. It’s not as scary as you might think. Plus, if I can do it, so can you!
This year I’ve been teach myself how to make bread and it’s been such a rewarding process. Like many others I had a fear of working with yeast-based recipes.
However, after many successes (and a few failures) I’m feeling more comfortable and excited to get a bit more brave with the recipes I’m tracking. That’s what led me to try this Braided Nutella Bread.
So, how do you make it?
How to Make Braided Nutella Bread:
The recipe starts with a pretty standard dough recipe. Once that’s ready, a good helping of nutty, chocolate Nutella gets slathered on and roll up inside.
I was excited to try this recipe because of the braiding technique. It’s actually more of a twist, but the effect is still pretty cool.
It looks a bit more changeling that it actually is to do. The roll dough just gets sliced down the middle and then twisted together. The layers of roll-up dough is what creates all the unique marbling and swirling in the bread.
To be honest, I was a little bit nervous about attempting the braiding at first, but it was a lot easier than it looked. Clearly I haven’t mastered the technique, but I think it still looks pretty.
Think you have what it takes? I believe in you!
Let me show you how this delicious loaf comes together.
The Best Nutella Bread Recipe:
Here’s what you will need:
½ teaspoon yeast
1 cup warm water
2 ½ cups flour
1 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon sugar
½ cup Nutella
Cornmeal for dusting
1 egg, beaten with a tablespoon of water to use as an egg wash
Let’s get baking.
In a small bowl, dissolve yeast in ¼ cup of the water. Let sit for 10 minutes to activate.
Meanwhile, combine flour, salt, and sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer. After add yeast and the remaining water, mix on low with a dough hook attachment. Turn speed up to medium, and knead dough for about 7 minutes.
Place dough in a lightly oiled bowl. Cover bowl loosely with plastic wrap, and then set in a warm place. The dough is ready when doubled in size - about an hour.
On a lightly floured surface, roll dough to form a rectangle, roughly 12 x 15”. Spread Nutella in an even layer on the surface, leaving a ½ inch border of dough. (I found it helpful to heat the Nutella in a microwave-safe bowl for about 30 seconds. This makes spreading it much easier.) Roll tightly and place on a parchment-lined / silicon-lined baking sheet that’s been sprinkled with cornmeal. Cut the dough down the middle with a knife, leaving one end intact. Twist ends overtop each other, making sure to turn cut side toward the top. Cover dough loosely with plastic wrap and let sit 20 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Brush surface of the bread with the egg wash. Bake bread for 20 minutes. Raise temperature to 425°F and bake until lightly browned on top, about 5-7 minutes more.* Remove from oven, and let cool before serving.
*My bread got a little bit darker then I would have liked. Keep a close eye on your bread when you increase the temperature.
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Even though it’s a little dark, it looks pretty sensational, doesn’t it? Let me tell you, it tastes even better than it looks.
I’m pretty certain that Nutella can make almost anything taste great.
Look at all those wonderful swirls of chocolate-hazelnut goodness. Yum!
All right, it’s time to enjoy a slice of this with a big glass of cold milk. What do you think of this Braided Nutella Bread? Do you think you’ll give it a try?
Have a wonderful day! Happy Baking!
This looks fantastic and I love the delicate way the folds/rolls look after baking; my personal favorite.. These certainly will be made for the family during the holidays. I’m loving all the creative tweeks others have mentioned in the comments.
Can you use the pre-made frozen breads that you find in the freezer section. Also looks so delish and I love nutella
I made this bread yesterday…I definitely need to practice the technique, although it wasn’t too bad for a first attempt. The problem I had was when cutting, it seemed to fall apart. Has anyone else had this issue? What am I doing wrong?
That is absolutely GORGEOUS! Yes, Nutella adds a little magic to EVERYTHING!
Great recipe! Final result turned out great, would it be possible to put the measurements in grams too? It was quite a task finding the conversions.
hey .. its a brilliant recipe.. but I tried this yesterday and after the second proving, the dough changed shape. I was wondering if its necessary for the Nutella to be at room temperature?
Since the dough changed shape, the final result was pretty much out of shape. Looked nothing close to your picture 🙁 Disheartened.
I found your recipe on Pinterest from this blog post:
http://wondernicephotozz.blogspot.com/2014/02/braided-nutella-bread-perfect-holiday.html
I just made this recipe but the dough was extremely sticky. I used flour to help roll it and braid it but it was really difficult to cut and wrap and just made a mess (Nutella wasn’t the problem just the dough sticking to everything despite plenty of flour). It’s in the oven now and I think it will taste alright but I’m sure it won’t be as pretty. Any suggestions? Cheers!
What kind of flour you used? I guess u used bread flour.
I had the same problem and I used all-purpose flour and followed the recipe. Does anyone know why? Thank you! 🙂
Hi there, your Nutella rolls look outstanding but I don’t like nutella. I noticed you said you made a cinnamon, butter & sugar recipe instead. Would you share that recipe with me?
Thank you.
Suzanne Eutsler (sue.eutsler@gmail.com)
I’m going to add some choped nuts…..will give an extra !!!
😉
I am wanting to try this recipe for my family but I was curious if there was any nutrition information available?
Thank you! 🙂
Without sounding to lazy, and in the best interest of time, I think I may try this with the Pillsbury Cresent dough that comes in the solid sheet. It really ought to work the same. Anyone tried it with “pre-made” dough???
At any rate, this looks delicious! Can’t wait to try it.
I’m gonna try the same thing. I bought the single, whole sheet of Pillsbury cresant dough. Did it work for you? Thanks!!
Love the bread. Just made it and added cream cheese icing like you would on cinnamon rolls. Did anyone else have issues with it falling apart when you cut it? Thanks for a great recipe my husband and son love NUTELLA 🙂
hi! this looks great and I’d love to try it but I was wondering – what kind of yeast do you use specifically? instant? active? would love a response, thx!
I always use the little packs of instant yeast. Happy baming!
xo Michael
Plz help me
I tried making this but it turned out a flop I didnt know how to braid it because al the chocolate pourrd out
Did you use Nutella? It’s pretty thick so it shouldn’t pour out. Maybe you added to much? I’m not sure what else could have happened? So sorry your bread flopped.
xo Michael
Gorgeous loaf! It’s braided so perfectly and it sounds amazing!
Is there a cheater way to make this? I was wondering if you or anyone had bought pre-made dough, like Pillsbury, etc., instead of making the dough yourself. I’m pregnant and currently lazy, lol, so I want to make it more quickly so I can eat it right up!
Hey Alex – frozen bread dough may work, but not pie dough.
Hope that helps.
xo Michael
Hi, Michael!
Happily, I just discovered your site through a post on Pinterest. Sadly, I JUST discovered your site…I wish I’d been following all along! thanks for this and your other great yeast recipes. I’m looking forward to trying all that I’ve seen!
Hi Michael
Thank you so much for a super tasty and good looking bread. I made it with some tweaks and tried Matcha Paste instead of Nutella for part of the braid. Both really yum – my tweaked version is in http://betterteas.com/matcha-braided-bread. Quoted you as a source. Hope you are ok with using your recipe this way 🙂
I’m so glad you gave it a try! I can’t wait to check out your variation.
xo Michael