▁and ▁South ▁Ty rol . ▁ ▁The ▁d ough ▁is ▁made ▁from ▁sugar , ▁fl our , ▁but ter , ▁eggs ▁and ▁ye ast ▁( s ometimes ▁with ▁ra is ins ▁or ▁al mond s ). ▁ ▁Typ ically ▁both ▁He fe z opf ▁and ▁He f ek ran z ▁consist ▁of ▁three ▁bra ided ▁d ough - pie ces . ▁While ▁the ▁He fe z opf ▁(" Z opf " ▁meaning ▁bra id ) ▁is ▁a ▁lo af ▁consisting ▁only ▁of ▁a ▁bra id , ▁the ▁He f ek ran z ' ▁bra id ▁is ▁bent ▁into ▁a ▁w re ath ▁(" K ran z " ▁meaning ▁w re ath ). ▁ ▁Two ▁similar ▁kinds ▁of ▁bread ▁called ▁v et ek r ans ▁and ▁v et el äng d ▁( liter ally ▁" w he at ▁w re ath " ▁and ▁" w he at ▁length " ▁respectively ) ▁is ▁common ▁in ▁Sweden . ▁V et el äng d ▁is ▁shape wise ▁very ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁He fe z opf , ▁whereas ▁the ▁V et ek r ans ▁two ▁ends ▁are ▁joined , ▁sh aping ▁the ▁bread ▁into ▁an ▁O - shape , ▁prior ▁to ▁b aking . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁Z opf ▁– ▁uns we eten ed ▁Swiss ▁variant ▁ ▁V á no čka ▁– ▁S lav ic ▁variant ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁sweet ▁bread s ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁King ▁Arthur ▁Fl our ▁Re cipe : ▁He f ek ran z ▁ ▁Category : G erman ▁bread s ▁Category : Sw iss