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Recipe Sugarplum Bread (Christmas)
Home Cooking Recipes
Required Ingredients:
- 1 teaspoon white sugar
- 1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
- 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
- 1/2 cup white sugar
- 1/2 cup butter, melted
- 2 teaspoons salt
- 1 teaspoon lemon zest
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 eggs
- 1/2 cup candied mixed fruit
- 1 cup raisins
- 3/4 cup pine nuts
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 1/2 tablespoons water
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract (optional)
- 1 cup cherries
Preparing/Cooking:
- Dissolve 1 teaspoon sugar in 1 cup warm water in large mixer bowl.
- Sprinkle in yeast.
- Let stand 10 minutes, then stir well.
- Add 1/2 cup sugar, melted butter or margarine, salt, lemon rind, and 2 cups flour.
- Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed with electric mixer.
- Add 2 cups more flour and eggs; beat 3 minutes.
- Stir in almost all remaining flour, using enough flour to make a soft dough.
- Knead dough on floured board until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes.
- Place in lightly greased bowl.
- Cover with greased waxed paper and a tea towel.
- Let rise in warm place 75 - 85 degrees F (25 - 30 degrees C)until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.
- Punch down dough.
- Turn out onto a lightly floured board, and knead in raisins, candied fruit, and nuts.
- Shape into two round loaves.
- Place each in a well greased, 9 inch, round cake pan.
- Cover with tea towel.
- Let rise in warm place until doubled, 1 - 1 1/2 hours.
- Bake at 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C) for 45 to 55 minutes.
- Remove from pans immediately.
- Cool on wire racks.
- Mix together confectioners sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons water, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla.
- Spoon onto loaves.
- Decorate with cherries or almonds.
- Alternatively, dust loaves with confectioners sugar.
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