CHRISTMAS BREAD 2 c. scalded milk 2 tsp. salt 2/3 large yeast cake or 2 envelopes 1/2 c. sugar 1/4 c. butter 1 egg, beaten 7 c. flour 1/2 lb. candied fruit 1 tsp. cinnamon 1/2 tsp. nutmeg 1/4 tsp. cloves Place scalded milk, salt, yeast, sugar, butter and beaten egg in bowl and allow to cool. Sift together remaining ingredients. Add 3 cups of dry ingredients to liquids, then mix remaining dry ingredients to same, add fruit. Knead dough. Let rise. Divide into thirds and let rise in round cake or pie tins. Bake at 350 degrees for 20 minutes. When cool, glaze top with confectioners sugar and milk glaze. This is a recipe from our database at Cookbooks On/Line! 1,000,000+ free recipes and free software at: http://www.cookbooks.com Accuracy is believed to be good, but is not guaranteed. This recipe posting is intended for personal use only. You can print a copy for yourself and/or your friends, but you cannot publish it or post it to any Internet or other public site without our permission. |