3/4 c Plus
2 tb Milk
1 lg Egg
3 c All-purpose flour
1 pn Salt
1/3 c Sugar
1/4 ts Powdered saffron
3 tb Unsalted butter
2 1/4 ts Fast-rise yeast
EGG WASH
1 lg Egg beaten with:
1 ts Water
DECORATE WITH
6 Blanched Almonds
6 Dark Raisins
Source: The Ultimate Bread Machine Cookbook (served by eldest daughter to
her family on the morning of Dec. 13 which is St. Lucia Day.
~—Use bread machine set on DOUGH CYCLE At end of program, press
clear/stop. To punch dough down, press start and knead for 60 seconds.
Press clear/stop again. Remove dough and let rest 5 min before hand
shaping. Sprinkle work surface lightly w/flour. Divide dough into 2 equal
pieces. lightly sprinkle with flour Roll ea piece into 18″ rope. Lay rope
on lightly greased 13x9x1″ baking pan. Lay second rope on top, florming a
large X Curl each end, toward center, into a coil. Cover with clean kitchen
cloth Ret rise till dbl in size – about 1-1/2 hours. Preheat oven to 375?
Brush with EGG WASH: 1 lg Egg w/1 tsp water, beaten tog. Decorate with: 6
blanched Almonds, 6 Dark Raisins Bake for approx. 25-30 min til golden
brown. REmove from oven, Cool on Rack
Yields
1 Servings