In a bowl mix together flour, salt, sugar and yest.
In another bowl whisk together milk and vinegar and set aside until it curdles.
Pour this over the flour mixture along with water and mix until all the dry ingredients are incorporated.
The dough is slightly sticky.
Transfer the dough to the counter.
Knead this dough for 10 minutes. It should pass the window pane test. By five minutes, add the melted butter and knead.
Oil a bowl, place the dough insde and rotate to coat the dough with oil.
Cover with cling wrap and set it aside for 1 hour.
Remove dough from bowl after 1 hour, degas it and divide into two equal portions.
Divide the each portion into six equal portions.
Roll each smaller portion into a thick log. Keep three logs together.
Place the set of three, one horizontal and one vertical to form a cross.
Make the knot as shown in the video.
Pinch the remaining loose ends and fold it over.
Flip the whole knot to reveal the beautiful Winston knot.
Arrange both the loaves on a baking tray, cover with a towel and set aside for 20 minutes.
By the same time, preheat oven to 200C.
Apply a milk wash on the proved loaves and sprinkle sesame seeds on top.
Bake for 20 minutes until they are nice and golden. They should sound hollow when tapped.
Remove from oven and cool on wire rack. Wait until completely cool before slicing the loaf.
