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Bread, Apricot Cherry Breakfast
Recipe By :Barbara Bakes
Serving Size : 16 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Bread Bread-Bakers Mailing List
Fruit Low Fat
Posted Stand Mixer
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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For the dough
3 1/2 cups bread flour
2 1/4 tsp. yeast -- (1/4oz, 7g)
2 Tbsp sugar
2 tsp salt
1 cup water -- 120F
2 Tbsp vegetable oil
2 eggs -- room temp
2 Tbsp dried apricots -- diced
2 Tbsp dried cherries -- diced
For the egg wash:
1 egg
1 Tbsp water
For the topping:
1 Tbsp pearl sugar
This Apricot Cherry Breakfast Bread is a sweet, light, tender bread
studded with dried apricots and tart cherries. Serve it for breakfast
slathered with your favorite jam
Yield: 1 loaf
In the bowl of a stand mixer, combine 2½ cups flour, yeast, sugar,
and salt. Add warm water
and oil to flour mixture. Add eggs; beat 1 minute at medium speed.
Switch to the dough hook
and gradually mix in remaining flour to make a smooth dough, add more
or less flour as
necessary. Add dried fruit. Knead for 5 minutes until smooth and elastic
Place dough in lightly oiled bowl and turn to grease top. Cover; let
rise until dough doubles in size and tests ripe.
Punch down dough. Turn dough onto lightly floured surface. Pat into a
12x6-inch rectangle. Cut into two 3x12" piece. Shape each piece into
a rope. Twist the ropes together. Place on a greased cookie sheet.
Cover; let rise until indentation remains after touching.
Create egg wash by beating together 1 egg and water. Coat the top of
the loaf with egg wash and sprinkle with pearl sugar.
Bake in preheated 400F oven 15 to 20 minutes. Cool completely before serving.
Review: This is excellent bread! I will use more fruit next time.
It's very moist, not overly sweet. My husband loved it too.
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https://redstaryeast.com/recipes/apricot-cherry-breakfast-bread/
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 154 Calories; 3g Fat (18.7%
calories from fat); 5g Protein; 26g Carbohydrate; trace Dietary
Fiber; 40mg Cholesterol; 281mg Sodium. Exchanges: 1 1/2
Grain(Starch); 0 Lean Meat; 0 Fruit; 1/2 Fat; 0 Other Carbohydrates.
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