Sugarplum Bread recipe

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Ingredients

1 teaspoon white sugar
1 cup warm water (110 degrees F/45 degrees C)
2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast
½ cup white sugar
½ cup butter, melted
2 teaspoons salt
1 teaspoon lemon zest
6 cups all-purpose flour
4 eggs
½ cup candied mixed fruit
1 cup raisins
¾ cup pine nuts
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 ½ tablespoons water
½ teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup cherries

Nutrition Info

307.4 calories
carbohydrate: 51.5 g
cholesterol: 49.4 mg
fat: 8.7 g
fiber: 1.8 g
protein: 7 g
saturatedFat: 3.7 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 281.5 mg
sugar: 16.8 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Dissolve 1 teaspoon sugar in 1 cup warm water in large mixer bowl. Sprinkle in yeast. Let stand 10 minutes, then stir well.

  2. Add 1/2 cup sugar, melted butter or margarine, salt, lemon rind, and 2 cups flour. Beat for 2 minutes at medium speed with electric mixer. Add 2 cups more flour and eggs, beat 3 minutes. Stir in almost all remaining flour, using enough flour to make a soft dough.

  3. Knead dough on floured board until smooth and elastic, about 8 minutes. Place in lightly greased bowl. Cover with greased waxed paper and a tea towel. Let rise in warm place 75 - 85 degrees F (25 - 30 degrees C)until doubled in volume, about 2 hours.

  4. Punch down dough. Turn out onto a lightly floured board, and knead in raisins, candied fruit, and nuts. Shape into two round loaves. Place each in a well greased, 9 inch, round cake pan. Cover with tea towel. Let rise in warm place until doubled, 1 - 1 1/2 hours.

  5. Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 45 to 55 minutes. Remove from pans immediately. Cool on wire racks.

  6. Mix together confectioners sugar, 1 1/2 tablespoons water, and 1/2 teaspoon vanilla. Spoon onto loaves. Decorate with cherries or almonds. Alternatively, dust loaves with confectioners sugar.

Recipe Yield

2 round loaves

Recipe Note

What a lovely bread to serve at Christmas time--visions of sugar plums. I make a lot of sweet breads at the holidays and my family enjoys them. Baking is one of my hobbies which I cherish dearly. Slivered almonds can be substituted for pine nuts.

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