Recipe

Christmas Tree Bread From Fleischman Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Mystic_river1 / All my dishes 2 years, 1 month ago What a pretty picture this will make on your table during the holidays. And it is delicious and fun. Prep:25m Cook:25m Servings:16	Mystic_rive
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Ingredients

4 3/4 cups all-purpose flour

1/2 cup sugar

2 envelope (1/2 ounce or 4 1/2 tsp) Fleischmann's RapidRise Yeast

2 teaspoons salt

3/4 cup milk

1/2 cup water

1/2 cup butter or margarine

1 egg, large

Cinnamon Filling:

1/2 cup butter

1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar

3 tablespoons sugar

1 teaspoon ground cinnamon.

Maraschino cherries

Directions

In a large bowl, combine 1 1/3 cups flour, sugar, undissolved yeast, and salt.

Heat milk, water, and butter until very warm (120 to 130 F).

Gradually add to dry ingredients.

Beat 2 minutes at medium speed of electric mixer, scraping bowl occasionally.

Add egg and 1 cup flour; beat 2 minutes at high speed.

Stir in remaining flour to make a stiff batter.

Cover tightly with plastic wrap.

Refrigerate 2 to 24 hours.

Prepare cinnamon filling. I

n a bowl, cut 1/2 cup butter into 1/4 cup firmly packed brown sugar and 3 tablespoons sugar until crumbly.

Stir in 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon. Set aside.

Remove dough from refrigerator.

On lightly floured surface, roll dough to 18- x 10-inch rectangle. Sprinkle Cinnamon Filling over dough to within 1 / 2-inch of edges. Fold crosswise in thirds, to enclose filling.

Press edges to seal.

Using a dough wheel cut dough into 16 strips.

Holding ends of each strip, tie into a knot.

On lower third of large greased baking sheet, arrange 5 knots in a row, with edges touching.

Build a tree with additional rows of knots – 4 knots in second row, 3 knots in third row, 2 knots in fourth row, and one for top of tree.

Place remaining knot at bottom center of tree to make a trunk.

Cover; let rise in warm, draft-free place until doubled in size, about 1 hour.

Bake at 350 F for 25 minutes or until done.

Decorate with maraschino cherries, if desired.

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Comments

pink 2 years, 1 month ago said:
I have Bookmarked this to make over the Holidays!

berry 1 year, 4 months ago said:
Beautiful..

lor 1 year, 3 months ago said:
Hmmmm, what's up with the low rating? I think this recipe is absolutely perfect and I am going to make it prior to Christmas as a practice run ;) Thanks so much JoyMarie for submitting this 5 fork recipe.

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