Holiday Yeast Bread Wreath Recipe

Holiday Yeast Bread Wreath Recipe

Yield: 1 Servings
Recipe by luhu.jp

Ingredients:
Dough:,
1 package: Dry yeast,
1/4 cup: Warm water,
1/2 cup: Milk,
3 tbsp: Sugar,
1/4 cup: Butter or margarine softened,
1 tsp: Salt,
2: Eggs, beaten
3 1/2 cup: Plus flour,
Filling:,
1/4 cup: Softned butter or margarine,
1/4 cup: Flour,
2 tbsp: Sugar,
1: 3 oz container red glace,
Cherries,
1: 3 oz container green glace,
Cherries,
1: 3.5 container candied,
Lemon peel,
1 tsp: Almond extract,
1: 2 oz pkg slivered almonds,

Directions:

Dissolve yeast in warm water and blend in warm milk, sugar, butter
and salt and eggs. Gradually beat in flour to form a soft dough.
Gather dough into a ball and knead until smooth about 5 to 7 minutes.
Place dough in large greased bowl and cover and let rise in a warm
place until doubled about 1 1/2 to 2 hours. meanwhile make
filling:Cream butter, flour and sugar and stir in remaining
ingredients and chill.Punch down dough and roll out to a 10 x 30 inch
rectangle.Sprinkle filling on dough to within 1 inch from edges.roll
up dough lenghtwise securing edges with a little water and pinch
firmly.Cut roll in half lengthwise; turn halves cut side up.Loosly
braid the two halves keeping cut side up. transfer to baking sheet
and form into a circle, securing ends and pinching together to seal.
bake 350 for 20 to 25 minutes or until golden. transfer to rack to
cool. frost with a powdered sugar frosting.


Source from luhu.jp