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Holiday Braid
Description:
Beautiful traditional sweet bread for the holidays. Fun to make and good to eat. Ingredients: 1 pkg. dry yeast 2 eggs 1/4 cup warm water 1/2 cup raisins 3/4 cup lukewarm milk 1/2 cup chopped almonds 1/4 cup sugar 1 tsp. lemon juice 1/4 cup butter 1/4 tsp. cinnamon 1 tsp. salt 3 1/2 to 3 3/4 cups flour Glaze: with powdered sugar & water Directions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Dissolve yeast in warm water. Stir in milk, sugar, butter, salt, 1 egg, raisins, almonds, lemon juice, cinnamon and 11/4 cups of flour. Beat until smooth. Stir in remaining flour until dough is easy to handle. Knead dough in electric mixer about 5 minutes. Place in greased bowl; turn until all sides are greased. Cover; let rise until double (about an hour and a half). Punch dough down. Divide into 4 parts; roll 3 into 14" strips. Braid loosely; pinch ends together and fold under. Divide remaining part into 3 pieces and roll into 3 12" strips. Braid and place on top of large braid. Cover and let rise to double, 45 minutes to an hour. Brush top with well beaten egg and water. Bake for 30 to 40 minutes. Glaze while warm.  Recipe Summary: Prep Time: 40 Minutes Active + 2 1/2 hours rising time Cook Time: 30-40 Minutes Rating: 5 of 5 stars Comments: Other recipes by Plain & Fancy B&B: Baked Spiced Nuts Creamy Bacon Bites Tangy Meatballs Hot Cheese Dip Pepperoni Bread Sweet & Spicy Tidbits Salmon Party Log Instant Sugar Free Hot Cocoa Mix Banana Mango Tango Tropical Smoothie Orange Friendship Muffins Very Strawberry Muffins Cherry Streusel Muffins Blueberry Muffins Banana Crunch Muffins Banana Nut Bread Zucchini Carrot Loaf Zucchini Raisin Bread Fig Bread Black Walnut Lemon Bread Upside Down Cranberry Coffee Cake Carmel Walnut Rolls Monkey Bread Cheese Stolen Bundt Bread Fudge Meltaways Walnut Delight Bars | |
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