Braided Fruit Bread Recipe
Would you like to experiment with a great Braided Fruit Bread recipe? This Braided Fruit Bread is never going to fail as a Side Dish. It would be a sin to not try this sinfully delicious Braided Fruit Bread recipe.
Ingredients
Hot milk - 1 1/4 cups
Shortening - 1/4 cup
Sugar - 1/3 cup
Salt - 1 teaspoon
Yeast - 1 package
Eggs – 2, beaten
Flour - 4 1/4 cups
Cinnamon - 1 1/2 teaspoons
Jar candied cherries – 1 (6 ounces), halved
White raisins - 1/2 cup
Walnuts - 1/2 cup, chopped
Confectioners' Sugar Frosting
Walnut halves
Directions
GETTIG READY
1) Preheat oven to 350° F.
2) Lightly grease a baking dish.
MAKING
3) Take a saucepan and combine in it milk, sugar, salt and shortening. Heat through.
4) Allow the mixture turn lukewarm.
5) Add yeast and stir until completely dissolved.
6) Stir in the eggs.
7) Add cinnamon and flour.
8) Mix to form soft dough.
9) Add raisins, cherries and chopped walnuts.
10) Knead until dough becomes elastic and smooth.
11) Place in a greased bowl and cover with damp cloth.
12) Let rise until dough turns double in bulk. Divide into halves.
13) Roll out each half to form a 1/2 inch rectangle. Cut each rectangle into 3 equal strips.
14) Braid the 3 strips to make loaf and place in the baking dish.
15) Let rise until double in bulk.
16) Bake for about 30 minutes
17) Glaze the loaves with Confectioners' Sugar Frosting while still warm.
SERVING
18) Garnish with walnut halves.
1) Preheat oven to 350° F.
2) Lightly grease a baking dish.
MAKING
3) Take a saucepan and combine in it milk, sugar, salt and shortening. Heat through.
4) Allow the mixture turn lukewarm.
5) Add yeast and stir until completely dissolved.
6) Stir in the eggs.
7) Add cinnamon and flour.
8) Mix to form soft dough.
9) Add raisins, cherries and chopped walnuts.
10) Knead until dough becomes elastic and smooth.
11) Place in a greased bowl and cover with damp cloth.
12) Let rise until dough turns double in bulk. Divide into halves.
13) Roll out each half to form a 1/2 inch rectangle. Cut each rectangle into 3 equal strips.
14) Braid the 3 strips to make loaf and place in the baking dish.
15) Let rise until double in bulk.
16) Bake for about 30 minutes
17) Glaze the loaves with Confectioners' Sugar Frosting while still warm.
SERVING
18) Garnish with walnut halves.
