Candy Cane Twists Recipe
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Ingredients
| Active dry yeast | 1 Tablespoon | |
| Warm water | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Flour | 4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Warm milk | 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Sugar | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Unsalted butter | 4 Tablespoon | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| 1 cup quartered red candied cherries | ||
| Unsalted butter | 1 To taste, melted | |
| Confectioners' Icing, if desired | ||
| Red food coloring | ||
Directions
1 Dissolve yeast in warm water. Set aside for 5 minutes.
2 Combine 2 cups flour, warm milk, sugar, salt, butter, egg, and yeast mixture in mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly.
3 Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes.
4 Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top. Cover; let rise in a warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
5 Punch down dough. Knead in cherries. Let rise a second time until double€”about 30 minutes.
6 Divide in half. Roll each into a 7 x 12-inch rectangle. Working on the long side, cut twelve 1-inch strips (this makes 12 canes).
7 Twist. Place 1 inch apart on greased baking sheet. Shape into canes. Press ends of canes firmly down.
8 Brush with melted butter. Cover; let rise until double€”about 20 minutes.
9 Bake in a preheated 375°F oven about 12 minutes or until done.
10 If desired, make Confectioners' Icing. Divide in half; place in 2 separate bowls. Put red food coloring in one bowl; mix thoroughly. Frost with Confectioners' Icing while warm. With red icing, make stripes after white has set.
2 Combine 2 cups flour, warm milk, sugar, salt, butter, egg, and yeast mixture in mixing bowl. Mix thoroughly.
3 Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes.
4 Place in greased bowl, turning to coat top. Cover; let rise in a warm place until double€”about 1 hour.
5 Punch down dough. Knead in cherries. Let rise a second time until double€”about 30 minutes.
6 Divide in half. Roll each into a 7 x 12-inch rectangle. Working on the long side, cut twelve 1-inch strips (this makes 12 canes).
7 Twist. Place 1 inch apart on greased baking sheet. Shape into canes. Press ends of canes firmly down.
8 Brush with melted butter. Cover; let rise until double€”about 20 minutes.
9 Bake in a preheated 375°F oven about 12 minutes or until done.
10 If desired, make Confectioners' Icing. Divide in half; place in 2 separate bowls. Put red food coloring in one bowl; mix thoroughly. Frost with Confectioners' Icing while warm. With red icing, make stripes after white has set.
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