Grandma's Dessert Bread
A family recipe for a braided dessert bread
Author: Susan Blumenfeld (originally Aunt Pat?)
Ingredients
- 1 cup milk, scalded
- ½ cup sugar
- ½ cup soft butter
- 1 tsp. salt
- 2 beaten eggs
- 5-6 cups flour
- 2 pkgs. yeast
- ½ cup warm(105) water
- Icing mix: ½ cup 10-x sugar, 3-4 tbsps. milk, ½ tsp vanilla or almond extract
Instructions
- Combine mix(sugar, butter, salt, eggs) while scalding milk
- Add mix to milk while it is warm
- Combine yeast and water and add to milk mix
- Add flour to correct consistency(may vary with humidity)
- Knead 5-10 minutes until smooth and elastic
- Cover and let rise 1 hour until doubled in size
- Punch down and divide into four parts
- Divide each part into three, roll each third into a snake
- Pinch one end of three snakes together, then braid them and pinch opposite ends to hold
- Place braids(4) on cookie sheet and let rise 35-40 minutes
- Bake at 325 x 30 minutes
- Brush with icing while warm
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