Polish Christmas Bread Recipe
You'll simply love this Polish Christmas Bread. This spiced fruit and nut bread topped with egg meringue and almonds will set your mood correct for the party. You are welcome to make suggestions about this Polish Christmas Bread.
Ingredients
| Active dry yeast | 1/2 Tablespoon | |
| Warm water | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Milk | 1/3 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Unsalted butter | 4 Tablespoon | |
| Salt | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Sugar | 3 Tablespoon | |
| Flour | 2 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Vanilla extract | 1/2 Teaspoon | |
| Egg | 1 | |
| Confectioners' Icing | ||
| Whole almonds | ||
| Sugar | 2 Tablespoon (Filling) | |
| Ground cinnamon | 1/2 Teaspoon (Filling) | |
| Lemon peel | 1/4 Teaspoon, grated (Filling) | |
| Orange peel | 1/4 Teaspoon, grated (Filling) | |
| Candied lemon peel | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped (Filling) | |
| Candied orange peel | 1/4 Cup (16 tbs), chopped (Filling) | |
| Golden Raisins | 2 Tablespoon (Filling) | |
| Slivered almonds | 2 Tablespoon (Filling) | |
| Unsalted butter | 1 To taste, melted (Filling) | |
| Glaze | ||
| 1 egg, beaten with 1 tablespoon water | ||
Directions
1 Dissolve yeast in warm water. Set aside for 5 minutes. Heat milk, butter, salt, and sugar to warm (105°-115°F).
2 Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, yeast mixture, milk mixture, vanilla, and egg 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 warm place until double€”about 45 minutes.
5 Make filling by combining sugar, cinnamon, grated lemon peel, grated orange peel, candied lemon peel, candied orange peel, raisins, and slivered almonds.
6 Punch down dough. Roll into a 10 x 18-inch rectangle. Brush with melted butter.
7 Spread filling over dough, leaving 1-inch margin all around. Roll up jelly-roll style and seal edge. Shape into a horseshoe. Place on greased baking sheet.
8 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 45 minutes. Make glaze and brush on loaf.
9 Bake in a preheated 375°F oven about 30 minutes or until done. Cool on wire rack. Frost with Confectioners' Icing. Decorate with almonds.
2 Combine 1 1/2 cups flour, yeast mixture, milk mixture, vanilla, and egg 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 warm place until double€”about 45 minutes.
5 Make filling by combining sugar, cinnamon, grated lemon peel, grated orange peel, candied lemon peel, candied orange peel, raisins, and slivered almonds.
6 Punch down dough. Roll into a 10 x 18-inch rectangle. Brush with melted butter.
7 Spread filling over dough, leaving 1-inch margin all around. Roll up jelly-roll style and seal edge. Shape into a horseshoe. Place on greased baking sheet.
8 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 45 minutes. Make glaze and brush on loaf.
9 Bake in a preheated 375°F oven about 30 minutes or until done. Cool on wire rack. Frost with Confectioners' Icing. Decorate with almonds.
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