What is "zopf"

Zopf or Züpfe is a type of Swiss, Austrian or German bread made from white flour, milk, eggs, butter and yeast. The dough is brushed with egg yolk before baking, lending it its golden crust. It is baked in the form of a plait and traditionally eaten on Sunday mornings. A variant from Swabia is known as a Hefekranz (also: Hefezopf), and is distinguished from the Zopf in being sweet. The name "Zopf" is derived from the shape of the bread, and literally means "braid".

Zopf is a German surname. Notable people with the surname include:

• Bill Zopf (born 1948), American basketball player
• Friedrich Wilhelm Zopf (1846–1909), German botanist and mycologist
• Johann Heinrich Zopf (1691–1774), German historian