English Saffron Bread
From caramia 16 years agoIngredients
- 2 tsp. saffron shopping list
- 1/2 cup boiling water shopping list
- 1 1/2 cups scalded milk shopping list
- 1 cup butter shopping list
- 1 cup sugar shopping list
- 2 packages dry yeast shopping list
- 2 eggs shopping list
- 1 tsp. salt shopping list
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg shopping list
- 1 tsp. cinnamon shopping list
- 6 cups flour shopping list
- 3 Tbs. lemon rind, grated shopping list
- 2 cups currants (optional) shopping list
How to make it
- Steep saffron in boiling water for 5 minutes. Drain and reserve liquid. Pour scalded milk over butter and sugar. Stir to melt butter. Cool to warm then stir in yeast. Add saffron liquid and eggs. Blend well. Add dry ingredients. Dough should be stiff. Knead, shape into a ball, place in bowl, cover and let rise until doubled. Punch down, divide into 3 equal sections, knead each section and roll out into 15-inch ropes. Braid the three ropes together, place on a greased baking sheet, and let rise again until doubled. Bake at 350ยบ F for 1 hour, or until loaf sounds hollow when tapped with a finger.
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