Candy Cane Braided Bread Recipe with Cherry Filling

This luscious redness filled candy lambaste braided breadstuff is drizzled with a sugariness seasoner freeze! It's the perfect impact for the holidays. I was designated for this possibility as a member of Ingenious Girls and the proportionality and opinions spoken here are all my own.

I have a offence problem with baking an haywire assets of goodies during December. And yes, I've already started! Here is a reach looking into my engaged kitchen!

Age ago a mortal gave us a beautifully braided thespian dough as a Noel gift. It was prefabricated out of dainty dough, filled with cinnamon and dulcorate, braided to visage suchlike a histrion, then drizzled in flavorer edulcorate. She else confectionery cherries after baking to perception similar ornaments. It was so fun and toothsome too.

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup milk
• 1/4 c . butter softened
• 3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour*
• 1 T . instant yeast
• 1/4 cup white sugar
• 1/2 tsp . salt
• 1/4 cup water
• 1 egg
• 1 can cherry pie filling
• Vanilla Glaze:
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/3 cup butter or margarine melted
• 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla
• 2 tablespoons to 4 hot water

Instructions

1. Heat the milk in a small saucepan until it bubbles, then remove from heat. Mix in butter; stir until melted. Let cool until lukewarm.
2. In a large mixing bowl, combine 2 1/4 cup flour, yeast, sugar and salt; mix well. Add water, egg and the milk mixture; beat well. Add the remaining flour, 1/2 cup at a time, stirring well after each addition.
3. When the dough has just pulled together, turn it out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until smooth, about 5 minutes.
4. Cover the dough with a damp cloth and let rest for 10 minutes.
5. Roll out dough into a 15×10 inch rectangle.
6. Transfer dough to a greased baking sheet and spoon pie filling down the center, about 3″ wide.
7. Cut strips down each side of the dough, just to the filling. 3/4″-1″ wide.
8. Begin folding sides over each other, alternating left to right. Press down to seal ends.
9. You can leave it as is, or shape into a candy cane.
10. Stretch loaf out to about 20″ long and fold down to form candy cane shape.
11. Cover and let raise for 30 minutes. Preheat oven to 350 degrees and bake for 30 minutes or until golden brown. Let cool for 10 minutes then drizzle with vanilla glaze.
12. Vanilla Glaze: Mix powdered sugar, butter, and vanilla. Stir in water, 1 T. at a time until smooth.
13. Drizzle over warm loaf of bread.

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