Yankee Christmas Bread Recipe
This Yankee Christmas Bread is different from all other Christmas Breads. This is a delicious bread replete with raisins, citron, orange flakes and spiced with cinnamon. The delightful difference comes with the inclusion of potato ! Try this Yankee Christmas bread and let me know if you like it.
Ingredients
1 small potato, peeled and sliced
2/3 cup warm unsalted potato water (105°-115°F)
1 tablespoon active dry yeast
2/3 cup milk
3 1/2-4 cups flour
6 tablespoons unsalted butter
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg
1/2 teaspoon salt
1 cup golden raisins
1/3 cup chopped candied citron
1/3 cup chopped candied orange peel
2 tablespoons unsalted butter, melted
2 teaspoons sugar
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
1 Boil potato in unsalted water until very tender. Drain, and set aside 2/3 cup of the water. Cool potato to warm. Mash.
2 Dissolve yeast in warm unsalted potato water. Set aside for 5 minutes. Heat milk to warm (105°-115°F) and add to yeast mixture.
3 Stir in mashed potato and 1 1/2 cups flour. Mix thoroughly. Cover; let rise in warm place about 1 hour.
4 Cream butter with sugar; mix thoroughly. Add egg and salt.
5 Add this mixture to the yeast and potato mixture. Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Mix thoroughly.
6 Knead in the raisins, citron, and orange peel.
7 Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes.
8 Cover; let rise until double€”about 45 minutes. Punch down dough. Shape into round loaf.
9 Place in greased 2-inch-deep, 8-inch round cake pan. Brush top of loaf with melted butter and sugar and cinnamon mixture.
10 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 30 minutes. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven about 1 hour or until done. Cool on wire rack.
2 Dissolve yeast in warm unsalted potato water. Set aside for 5 minutes. Heat milk to warm (105°-115°F) and add to yeast mixture.
3 Stir in mashed potato and 1 1/2 cups flour. Mix thoroughly. Cover; let rise in warm place about 1 hour.
4 Cream butter with sugar; mix thoroughly. Add egg and salt.
5 Add this mixture to the yeast and potato mixture. Add enough remaining flour to make a soft dough. Mix thoroughly.
6 Knead in the raisins, citron, and orange peel.
7 Knead on lightly floured surface until smooth€”about 10 minutes.
8 Cover; let rise until double€”about 45 minutes. Punch down dough. Shape into round loaf.
9 Place in greased 2-inch-deep, 8-inch round cake pan. Brush top of loaf with melted butter and sugar and cinnamon mixture.
10 Cover; let rise in warm place until double€”about 30 minutes. Bake in a preheated 350°F oven about 1 hour or until done. Cool on wire rack.
