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Hefekranz or Hefezopf (literally "yeast wreath" and "yeast braid") are sweet breads from Switzerland, Germany, Austria and South Tyrol.

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Hefekranz
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Hefezopf-5er.JPG
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250px
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A hefezopf loaf with five braids
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Hefezopf
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Sweet zopf
Prepared food.main_ingredient
Flour, sugar, butter, eggs, yeast

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Hefekranz or Hefezopf (literally "yeast wreath" and "yeast braid") are sweet breads from Switzerland, Germany, Austria and South Tyrol.

The dough is made from sugar, flour, butter, eggs and yeast (sometimes with raisins or almonds).

Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Hefekranz” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.