Swiss Christmas Bread recipe
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Ingredients
- 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour 2 (.25 ounce) packages active dry yeast ¼ cup white sugar 1 teaspoon salt ½ teaspoon ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon ground mace ¼ teaspoon ground cloves 1 cup milk ½ cup water ¼ cup margarine 1 egg ½ cup raisins ½ cup halved candied cherries ¼ cup candied citron peel ¼ cup chopped walnuts 1 tablespoon butter, melted 1 teaspoon white sugar
Nutrition Info
- 211.9 caloriescarbohydrate: 36.9 gcholesterol: 13.1 mgfat: 5.2 gfiber: 1.4 gprotein: 4.7 gsaturatedFat: 1.3 gservingSize: -sodium: 186.8 mgsugar: 8.6 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Swiss Christmas Bread
Directions
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In a saucepan, heat milk, water, and butter or margarine until warm.
In large mixing bowl, combine 2 cups flour, yeast, 1/4 cup sugar, salt, nutmeg, mace, and cloves, mix well. Stir in warm milk mixture and egg. Blend with an electric mixer at low speed until moistened, beat 3 minutes at medium speed. By hand, stir in raisins, cherries, citron, nuts, and enough remaining flour to make a firm dough.
Knead dough on a lightly floured surface until smooth and elastic, 5 to 8 minutes. Place in a greased bowl, turning to grease top. Cover. Let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour.
Punch dough down. Shape into a round loaf, and place in a greased 2 quart casserole. Cover, and let rise in warm place until doubled, about 1 hour. Brush top of loaf with melted butter, and sprinkle lightly with 1 teaspoon sugar.
Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 40 to 45 minutes, until deep golden brown. If too dark, cover loosely with foil last 5 to 10 minutes of baking. Cool.