holiday sweet bread
Holiday Sweet Bread Source: King Arthur Flour 4 1/2 teaspoons or 2 packets active dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water (95 degrees F) 1 teaspoon granulated sugar 1/2 cup King Arthur Unblea...
Ingredients
- 41/2 teaspoons or 2 packets active dry yeast
- 1/2cupwarm water (95 degrees f)
- 1teaspoongranulated sugar
- 1/2cupking arthur unbleached all-purpose flour
- 1cupmilk, scalded
- 1/4cupbutter
- 1teaspoonsalt
- 2teaspoonvanilla extract
Directions
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Holiday Sweet Bread Source: King Arthur Flour 4 1/2 teaspoons or 2 packets active dry yeast 1/2 cup warm water (95 degrees F) 1 teaspoon gra
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Cover with plastic wrap and a clean towel and set aside until bubbly and very active, about 10 to 15 minutes
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Meanwhile, scald the milk
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Pour immediately into a large bowl and add the butter, salt, sugar, vanilla and beaten eggs
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Stir to melt the butter
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When the mixture is lukewarm, add the yeast mixture and mix together
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Add flour, one cup at a time, until the dough comes cleanly away from the sides of the bowl
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Turn the dough out onto a lightly floured surface and scrape out the bowl